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Government says: We want to save you money and help calm the earth. The DOE finalized regulations prohibiting certain light bulbs over their low energy efficiency levels. According to the DOE announcement, the regulations are projected to save consumers an estimated $3 billion per year on utility bills and cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over the next three decades.

GOP says: Can't tell us what to do.

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Ynotisay · M

What's interesting is the push to end incandescent bulbs started under Bush. Most have been banned in California for a while. CFL ban takes affect next year. This is just smart.

But I ran across a great Trump line about this. He's the guy who rolled back an Obama expansion of regulations around bulbs and here's what he said about the far more environmentally friendly and efficient LED bulbs.

Trump once famously complained about the quality of the light coming from LED bulbs, telling House Republicans “I always look orange” in the energy-efficient lighting.

Yeah. It's the lighting Cheeto.