Congress should see the light on bulbs

Published June 2, 2011 4:00am ET



In 211 days, on Jan. 1, 2012, Congress won’t let us buy traditional 100-watt light bulbs anymore. The reason is to save energy, because incandescents burn more electricity than newer bulbs. But President Obama wants a million electric cars on the road by 2015, which will use more electricity than we save from light bulbs. Go figure.

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