A February 8 post on Andrew Breitbart's blog Big Government claims that "[t]he enviros" have “succeeded with the outlawing of the lowly [incandescent] light bulb.” The post also falsely suggests that consumers will be forced to buy compact flourescent lightbulbs (CFLs) instead. As Media Matters has previously documented, the incandescent light bulb will not be “outlaw[ed]” -- under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, signed by then-President Bush, only inefficient models will be phased out. From the Big Government post, titled, “Who Shut Off the Lights? Bring Back the Incandescent Lightbulb”:

The enviros have succeeded in destroying both the environment and jobs with their radical legislative successes. First, it was their complete stranglehold on our nation's energy policy: no new nuclear plants, a complete ban on exploring for natural gas domestically or for drilling for oil near our coasts. This forced us into the more hazardous and more expensive deep water drilling. This time they've succeeded with the outlawing of the lowly light bulb. The incandescent light bulb, the one Thomas Alva Edison invented in 1879, will be put to death in the US due to federal energy regulations. A law passed quietly in 2007 will be phased in next year with the final sales of incandescents occurring in 2014. Don't blame Obama, this was done under George W. Bush's watch.

The liberals, who always cry for “choice”, don't want to give the American consumer choice in choosing light bulbs. They're apparently only pro-choice with baby killing. Otherwise, they will tell you just how to live your life, thank you. The banning of the incandescent light bulb meant that General Electric, the largest maker of light bulbs, had to close all their plants in the US. The last factory closed in Winchester, VA. in September of last year. The jobs are now all in China. They're the largest makers of the compact fluorescent bulbs, CFLs. They're not made here, in part, because they're too hazardous. [Big Government, 2/8/11]