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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[-] Makeshift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

for real though.. as an American I would love if we were 11 years behind the EU in lots of other areas

[-] r914@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. Even Canada banned most common incandescent bulbs in 2014 and 2015.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

You're 11 years behind us in energy prices as well, so make the most of it.

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