Are incandescent bulbs a thing of the past?

More and more people are starting to focus their attention on ways to reduce the US consumption of energy and now Congress is thinking about taking some action.  There has been proposed legislation that would effectively eliminate incandescent light bulbs from store shelves nationwide as early by 2012.  If every U.S. home replaced one light bulb with a compact florescent light, the country would save more than $600 million in annual energy costs, according to the government.  Not only will this help reduce energy consumption it will also help save consumers money on their annual electric bill.

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