Incandescent lightbulbs are now banned in the US - eviltoast

The Biden Administration’s rules seek to make lighting cheaper and less polluting

  • DarkGamer@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    Banning Americans’ rights to buy things as innocuous as certain kinds of light bulbs is petty government overreach.

    It’s not innocuous. We are literally destroying our habitat with emissions and this helps prevent that:

    222 million metric tons: Estimated emissions cut as a result of the DOE rules’ implementation over the next 30 years, equivalent to the emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year.

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      Why don’t we just let people make bad decisions that affect the health and safety of everyone else! Gosh