Tag Archives: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Government Subsidies of CFLs and Planned Obsolescence

From the candlepowerforums.com forum: I do wonder about their performance claims, however. If it were so easy to make incandescents hit into mid double-digit efficiency, why didn’t the manufacturers do…

Federal Budget Bill Will Not Enforce Light Bulb Efficiency Standards

The current version of the bill (H.R.3547 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) will not allocating funds to implement or enforce the law that is going into effect.  Led by the…

Senate spending bill withholds funds for bulb enforcement

Besides funding major programs, the federal spending bill that the Senate passed Thursday contains a provision that has gained little notice yet affects consumers nationwide. The legislation, which now heads…