South Carolina lawmakers take dim view of new light bulbs

AP via Fuel Fix ^ | March 29, 2011 | JIM DAVENPORT

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With incandescent bulbs being phased out under federal law in favor of energy-efficient compact fluorescents, legislators want to exempt South Carolina from the measure, saying Washington has no business telling the state how to light its closets and countertops.

The proposed state law, called the Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act, “allows South Carolina to say to the federal government we are going to exercise our rights,” said Republican state Rep. Bill Sandifer, a co-sponsor.

The federal government is phasing out incandescent lights starting with 100-watt bulbs in 2012. In 2014, manufacturers will stop making 75-, 60- and 40-watt bulbs, too, under the 2007 Bush administration law.

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The price of IC bulbs has gone up, better hurry, Even before the CFL’s, about 95% of our lighting was FL. How are these disposed of? Go look in the dumpsters in the alley and see hundreds of them, not wrapped in any thing. Both TX senators voted for the ban , I sent them a Nastigram and will vote against them any time.
How about the zillions of stadium and street lights? Mercury vapor. Freedom is the issue, not mercury. The CFL’s contribution of mercury is about as signiificant as our effect on atmospheric CO2