Let me add that I am not at all opposed to government pushing for better energy standards for lighting. I am, however, opposed to the ban of incandescent bulbs. What I think should be done is for incandescent bulbs to be specially taxed. The amount of the tax could be the sum of the CO2 emissions credits, administrative costs to ensure taxation and avoiding black market bulbs (which under a ban will certainly exist), an amount to support energy efficient lighting research, as well as an amount designated to provide discounts for CFLs and other efficient lighting units for economically disadvantaged. Quadrupling the cost of an incandescent light bulb would seem to be in order. Such a tax should also be applied to incandescent Christmas light strings.
