Class Response: Pulling the plug on Edisons light bulb

A light bulb, invented 125 years ago, is now "getting the plug pulled from it". The bill passed on Wednesday is banning the use of these lightbulbs, due to their excessive use of enegy. This bill is trying to cut energy down by 30%. Now new bulbs are being instituted, they are higher in cost, but use much less energy. When all of the estimated 4 billion light sockets in the USA are using these bulbs, $18 billion a year on energy alone. They plan to cut back the wattage by almost half by the year 2014.

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