So widespread is the outrage over the absurd federal ban of Americans' familiar incandescent light bulbs that individual states are starting to act in defiance of the federal power grab. Leading the ...

Of all the controversies now raging in Washington, the one I find most endearing is the fight over federal regulation of light-bulb efficiency. “Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a ...

In journalism, we call it “burying the lead.” That’s what the New York Times did in a Sept. 25 story headlined “Build a Better Bulb for a $10 Million Prize.” The story said that the U.S. Department of ...

On December 19, President Bush signed an energy bill that will, among many, many other things, force you to buy a new kind of light bulb. He did this because environmental enthusiasts don’t like the ...

South Carolina has some problems right now: it’s got a ten percent unemployment rate, a bit higher than the national average, with flat job growth. 2600 acres of its coastline, a major tourist ...

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The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 set lighting requirements that, in essence, outlaw the familiar incandescent light bulb. The impact of lighting mandates on energy security is ...

The phase-out of incandescent bulbs in the European Union begins next month, so it’s time to get prepared for a new round of ridiculous excuses about why folks can’t use more efficient lights. Despite ...

They're billed as energy-efficient, but compact fluorescent bulbs are getting a dim review in a new study. The study, published in Engineering and Technology magazine, shows the energy-efficient light ...

It is common these days for political debates in Washington to shed more heat than light, metaphorically, because they are rooted in rigid ideology rather than facts. Now House Republicans literally ...