In 2007 Congress enacted energy efficiency standards for light bulbs that, when fully implemented, will save each American household between $100 and $200 per year and annually avoid approximately 100 million tons of global warming pollution -- equivalent to the pollution of more than 17 million cars. The standards were enacted with strong bipartisan support, and require new bulbs to use 25 to 30 percent less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs beginning in 2012, and 65 percent less energy by 2020.
Some critics falsely claim that traditional incandescent bulbs will be banned beginning in 2012. In fact, several manufacturers already sell new energy-efficient incandescent bulbs that meet the 2012 standards. These bulbs look and perform just like conventional incandescent bulbs, but don't use the same old technology, which has changed very little over the past 125 years, and results in the loss of about 90 percent of the energy they consume as wasted heat.
Despite all this progress, Congress is now considering several bills that would reverse light bulb efficiency standards.
What to do:
Send a message urging your senators and representative to oppose bills that would reverse light bulb efficiency standards.
For more info go to:
https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocac...
Posted By: Siebra Muhammad
Friday, March 11th 2011 at 12:37PM
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