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November 22, 2008 7:51:20 CST



EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs

Posted Jun 19, 08 2:07 PM CDT in Technology World 

(Newser) – The European Union is set to begin phasing out the incandescent light bulb in favor of compact fluorescent bulb, Der Spiegel reports. The highest-wattage bulbs will go next year; the transition to CFLs—using a fifth of the energy and lasting 10 times longer—should be complete in 2015. 

Source Der Spiegel

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School children walk past a huge "Ban the Bulb" banner put up by Greenpeace environmental activists in Calcutta, India, Thursday, April 19, 2007.   (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A display of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs is seen at Ritters True Value Hardware in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A RecycleKit is placed among a display of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs at Ritters True Value Hardware in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Tuesday, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
"It's clear that incandescent light bulbs will disappear in Europe during the middle of the coming decade," one expert said %u2014 though capacity to produce compact fluorescent bulbs could slow a switch.   (AP Photo)
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