Republican
House Aims to Stop Light Bulb Efficiency Law
My husband
has, at least since I’ve known him, always expressed an interest in wanting to
go into politics. I don’t know why, but
he has. He probably never will,
considering all of the other things he’s got going and all the others he is
trying to get going and my lack of absolute support (since I know he doesn’t
really want to do it anyway). I have
another reason why he shouldn’t do it, and it’s the topic of this post. Let me just say that I thought they (our
current politicians) went over this already last year, and again earlier this
year, but politicians are always trying to be heroes and trying to take credit
for every little thing they can.
Republicans
in the U.S. House have adopted a provision aimed at saving the traditional
incandescent light bulb from extinction.
It’s probably too little, too late though, considering manufacturers
across the country have already retooled in anticipation of the enactment of
the energy bill signed by former President George W. Bush in 2007. The first phase went into effect this year and
governs the energy usage of light bulbs – effectively banning incandescent
bulbs.
The
provision was voted in by voice and is part of a larger energy-spending bill.
Those behind
the bill say the kind of bulb you use to brighten your home should be up to
you, not the government. But companies
like Philips and GE have already retooled their plants to produce CFLs, LEDs
and a halogen version of the traditional “pear-shaped” incandescent bulb you’re
probably reading this under right now.
The bill
underlying all of this – H.R. 5325 – puts about $32.1 billion behind energy and
water-development programs. That’s $965
million less than what President
Barack Obama has requested for the same thing, according to the House
Appropriations Committee. The underlying
bill puts more money into fossil-fuel programs than the president’s budget
does.
The
president’s advisers have recommend he veto the bill because of cuts to
efficiency and clean-energy programs, including the Advanced Research Project
Agency – Energy that funds innovative technologies, and language aimed at
keeping Yucca Mountain in Nevada a viable repository for the country’s nuclear
waste.
Either way,
I am already buying LEDs.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-06/house-adopts-measure-to-halt-light-bulb-efficiency-law.html
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