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Govt Bans 75-Watt Bulbs, Replaces with Mercury-Leaking 'Efficient' Bulbs

EU Times — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:38:24 +0000

The days of the 75-watt incandescent light bulbs seem to be numbered. Stores may sell their existing stock, but January 2nd’s new federal law is preparing to phase out production and importation. Forty- and 60-watt incandescent bulbs will face the same slow death next year. The government is instead favoring fluorescent bulbs including CFLs, or […]

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Light bulb factory closes; End of era for U.S. means more jobs overseas

EU Times — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:52:30 +0000

The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison’s innovations in the 1870s. The remaining 200 workers at the plant here will lose their jobs. “Now what’re […]

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Chinese Man Has Eaten 1,500 Light Bulbs Over 42 Years

EU Times — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:33:33 +0000

Sichuan Province resident Wang Xianjun, 54, is known for being an “eccentric.” However, the word eccentric barely begins to describe this unusual man, as Wang is a self-declared lightbulb eater with a penchant for glass. Ever since Wang accidentally swallowed a fish bone 42 years ago, he’s had an affinity for lightbulbs. During an interview […]

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