3 weeks and 1 day from today, the 100 watt Incandescent light bulb will be illegal to sell in the USA. If you don't want to be forced to use the inferior light from the squiggly bulbs, or if you don't want the government dictating what type of light you can, or cannot use, you need to purchase them before the time runs out. Early this year, I purchase a life time supply of incandescent bulbs. I will again purchase a second life time supply of the 100 watt bulb, before yet another small piece of my personal liberty is taken away from me. I won----- the government lost . -Millet (403-)

You actually have 2 lives then!

What about incandescent christmas lights? Not illegal probably, but I notice many people use them as heating for their in ground trees during cold winter nights.

But most if not all christmas lights are LED based these days, which means no more heat production from the lights...

Right now it is only the 100 watt Incandescent light bulb.

If you've not yet filled your attic with 100 watt light bulbs, you can cancel your trip to the store.

It appears that the budget deal in Congress is going to save the incandescent light bulb!

CFACT supporters know that CFACT has taken an active role in educating our government and the public about foolish and damaging regulations that would have banned the Edison light bulb. The only alternatives we would have been left with are expensive and emit light many find ghoulish, pale and unattractive.

The Edison incandescent light bulb is a signature American invention. It has long symbolized Yankee ingenuity and industrial prowess. It is inexpensive to make, emits a warm, pleasing light and can be thrown away at the end of its life without declaring an environmental emergency.

CFACT is a consistent voice for good sense, constructive government policies, and this victory for Edison's light bulb is proof that people are waking up and backing away from some monstrous more foolish government excesses.

Temporary victory

The victory is only temporary, however. The spending bill Congress has agreed to prevents the Obama administration from spending any money to enforce the ban in 2012. But the ban is still on the books. Let's celebrate the fact that we are moving policy in the right direction and that we have won this battle, while being mindful that there is still a lot of ground to cover before the war is won.

Light bulbs are not the only area we are making progress, either. On Monday, Canada announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol.
Millet (395-ABO)

> Light bulbs are not the only area we are making progress, either. On Monday, Canada announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol.
What a progress!!!

Sylvain, I agree, progress always counts for the positive. - Millet (394 ABO-)

Amen!

I recently purchased some thermostats to control small incandescent bulbs for heating plants and now I'm having trouble finding the light strings at reasonable prices!