Jennifer Kho and Adena DeMonte writes:
Could California Ban the Bulb?
A proposal to nix incandescent lights could illuminate a new market for energy-efficient lighting technologies.
If California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine has his way, incandescent bulbs—the most common light bulbs in the world—could be outlawed in the state.
He has proposed a ban on the sale of conventional light bulbs, called the How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb Act, by 2012.
If the act is approved, it could electrify the lighting industry, driving new technology and challenging large light-bulb manufacturers like General Electric, Osram Sylvania, and Philips. Along with Wal-Mart’s push to sell 100 million compact fluorescent bulbs by 2008, the proposal could signify the start of a huge trend that could change light as we know it.
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