How Many Politicians Does it Take to Outlaw a Lightbulb?

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Read my post on The Blue Marble for the answer, and for more about California’s “How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change A Light Bulb Act,” which, if passed, would ban the sale of conventional light bulbs in the state by 2012.

—Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell