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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Last month, presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., told the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans that “President Bachmann will allow you to buy any light bulb you ...

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 Associated Press published an odd claim this week, telling readers that congressional Republicans are "focusing on the No. 1 concern for all voters: jobs and the economy." This was presented as ...