A light-bulb filament with a mass of a few grams contains something like 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tungsten atoms, and the number of hydrogen atoms in the Sun would add another thirty-odd ...

House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday they hope to bring to the floor next week that would repeal a light bulb efficiency law. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas ...

On her first day in Congress back in January, U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill about light bulbs, seeking to roll back new energy efficiency standards.

The House approved two amendments to a 2013 spending bill late Tuesday night that would prohibit the government from enforcing federal light bulb standards that Republicans say are too intrusive ...

Friday’s action was the third light bulb-related vote in the House this month. By Dan Berman 07/22/2011 11:48 AM EDT. The House isn’t ready to give up compact fluorescent light bulbs just yet.

A bill to beat back what critics are calling a ban on traditional light bulbs failed in the House of Representatives Tuesday. The "Better Use of Light Bulbs Act," or BULB Act, would have repealed ...

House Republicans are pushing a bill Monday that would call off the planned phase-out of certain incandescent light bulbs at the beginning of next year. The Better Use of Light Bulbs Act ...

The House on Friday morning moved to block federal light bulb efficiency standards without even a roll call vote. An amendment from Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) defunding the Energy Department ...

The light bulb became an issue after the Republican takeover of the House, when Barton was vying with Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., for the energy panel chairmanship.

Last month, I had every light in my house that wasn't already an LED converted to one. It's been illuminating. What tripped this cosmic switch was one recessed can light that burned out.