Bootleg Lightbulbs Coming to California

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American Thinker:



Here's a new poll question: Should California be 1) given back to the Spanish missionaries, or 2) just allowed to go dark?

For most of us, the first option -- give it back to the Spanish Jesuits -- is most appealing. After all, if the EU is ready to bail out Spain, why not tack on its erstwhile colony and pick up that tab, too?

However, Californians unwilling to wait for the results of our poll question have already decided: apagar la luz. Old reliable, the 100-watt light bulb -- safe, cheap, and bright enough to read, write, cook, shave, and put on your makeup by, will be gone January 1.

The California Energy Commission in September 2010 published its 226-page Appliance Efficiency Regulations, whereby the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will be outlawed at midnight on December 31, 2010.