Mark Knows It All

In case you didn’t know, stores in the European Union were banned from selling incandescent light bulbs as of August 1, 2009.. The environmental whackos decided that the light bulbs we know and love are destroying the environment. For several years leading up to the ban on “trafficking” in light bulbs, stores, museums and regular folks hoarded light bulbs to the point where some larger retail establishments and museums have years of light bulbs stashed away. Funny, isn’t it? Don’t laugh. It is coming here. As of January 1, 2012, the United States is imposing energy standards on a light bulb producer’s "fleet." Each bulb has to meet certain energy standards. The standards are written so that the incandescent light bulb can’t meet them, effectively banning their sale. Beginning January 1, 2011, packages of bulbs have to contain so much information as to lumens and such, that stores are concerned about how much shelf space the packages will take up. And the information will have...