The government has been warning us of this plot for years and this week the clock will strike twelve for you fans of incandescent light bulbs. The day of the ban arrives with the month of August. At that point, it will become illegal to manufacture or sell the traditional bulbs and Americans will only be able to purchase LED lights from retail outlets. Why are they doing this? They offer two reasons. First, they claim that it will help you save money. And second, it will be good for the environment. (At least they didn’t say “climate” this time.) Both of these explanations are problematic in their own way as we’ll get to in a moment. But more details on the ban are available at NewsNation.Read More
The incandescent light bulb ban is upon us
