16/12/2011
Traditional incandescent bulbs, which use essentially the same design invented by Thomas Alva Edison more than 130 years ago, use only about 10 percent of the energy they consume to produce light, according to the Congressional Research Service. The other 90 percent is wasted as excess heat.
House Votes to Hamper a Law on Light Bulbs
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/business/house-votes-to-withhold-funding-for-light-bulb-law.html?ref=lighting
The House voted on Friday to withhold funding to enforce part of a 2007 law that increases efficiency standards for light bulbs.