by Camille Lofaro Sowinski
The Quick Facts: California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine would like to pass a law in California that would ban all traditional light bulbs from being sold by the year 2012. He advocates the use of compact fluorescent bulbs which are 75% more energy efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs. Critics have dusted off their old mantra that “California has gone too far.” While the idea of switching to more efficient light bulbs is not by itself a new idea, the mandating legislation if passed, would be the first of its kind.
