The rhetoric of the "bulb ban" crowd departs sharply from reality. The legislation did not ban incandescent light bulbs. It set efficiency standards for general-purpose lighting. Bachmann and her like-minded allies argue that the 2007 law restricts freedom of choice.
That's exactly the opposite of what's been happening in the lighting market. Philips, GE, and Sylvania beat the law's deadline and have introduced incandescent products that meet the law's requirements. There are more lighting choices than ever before. That's the case today and will be the case next year and the years following.
If anything deserves scorn, it's not the 2007 energy law. It's politicians who seem to have enough time on their hands for political posturing and pointless legislative capers.
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