Bright idea? Bill to ban old bulbs
SACRAMENTO - It soon may be lights out for the traditional light bulb in California.
Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, is proposing that the Golden State become the first to ban sales of incandescent light bulbs by 2012. In their place, Californians would purchase more energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps. Those are the spiral-shaped bulbs that cost more upfront but save money and energy over the long haul.
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