How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?

Wait, wait. Don’t tell me. I’m sure I know this one.

Scanning through the headlines yesterday I saw this one:

California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2012

What will they think of next?

Apparently conventional lightbulbs are bad. They are the scourge of the planet and must be banned. That wondrous joy of late night reading that Thomas Edison gave to us nearly 140 years ago has to be cast aside in favor of newer, more expensive technologies.

And California has just the legislature to make this happen.

You see there are folks there who are working on enacting a ban on traditional incandescent lightbulbs. This would leave folks in the Golden State with a couple options. [Read more…]