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One Likely Change This Year: The Light Bulbs
How many members of Congress does it take to change a light bulb? Well, more than one, as Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., does not want to claim all the credit for an amendment he added to an appropriations bill that would change the light bulbs throughout hundreds of government buildings.
The amendment to 2008 appropriations bill, H.R. 2829, passed on a voice vote and would prohibit the purchase of light bulbs that are not labeled energy efficient by either Energy Star or the Federal Energy Management Program.
Inglis said high-efficiency bulbs like compact fluorescent light bulbs and halogen bulbs consume 75 percent less electricity than the incandescent bulbs.
The language that passed with a voice vote could have a fairly big impact, as the bill covers the Treasury Department, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, the General Services Administration, Small Business Administration, National Archives and executive office of the president, among others.
Read more about this story in Tuesday's Technology Daily PM Edition.
Posted by Heather on September 4, 2007 03:09 PM | Permalink
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