Light Bulb Ban Gets Eleven Month Delay

The House has blocking the ban on standard incandescent light bulbs that was scheduled to begin going into effect on January 1. The light bulb provision is included in the omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2012.

DOE's light bulb rules were authorized under a 2007 energy law signed by President George W. Bush and were to become effective January 1, 2012. The rider in the omnibus bill delays DOE from implementing the rules until Oct 1, 2012. However, Democrats say they will seek a change. For some reason they hate the incandescent bulbs but love mercury bulbs which can poison people if broken.

Bill Wilson of Americans For Limited Government said, "It is absurd for the government to force Americans to purchase expensive and environmentally dangerous curly cue CGC light bulbs due to an ill conceived attempt to save energy. Congressional Republicans have stood up for American consumers being able to make the choice of what lighting products they wish to use, and that is a small but important step away from the nanny state envisioned by the social engineers on the left."

Wilson continued, "The Astroturf enviro movement on this issue is typified by the group Republicans for Environmental Protection, which research has proven is nothing more than another George Soros front group. Congressional Republicans need to reject this last ditch effort to dictate consumer choices and hold firm on the delay of the light bulb ban. Hopefully, the ban will be fully repealed in the months ahead."

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