Kiss your 100-watt lightbulb goodbye - San Jose Mercury News

Californians can start saying goodbye to traditional 100-watt incandescent light bulbs now that the state has become the first in the country to require a new standard for the screw-base bulbs.

Experts say the new rules, which took effect New Year's Day, will save residents money and energy. California is already the nation's leader in energy-efficiency standards.

As of Saturday, what used to be a 100-watt light bulb manufactured and sold in California will have to use 72 watts or less.

Ghost Of Kyoto: Government Control By Any Means

EPA is manipulating a completely unnecessary and scientifically unjustified control of energy and must be stopped. Fortunately, the Texas case is currently stayed by a court order, but EPA history is to do anything to achieve their goal.

There can’t be enough articles about what EPA is doing because it is a serious threat to freedom and CFP is about freedom.

Our new Minnesota normal: Warmer and wetter | StarTribune.com

"It reinforces for me that a normal is nothing but a snapshot," Lejcher said. "In fact, what we're seeing is normal. There's a lot of variation in the climate. Most people's perception is that something is seriously wrong here. But everybody's life span is so short."