"Earl Croasmun -> All"  wrote in
news:31079$POL_INC{at}JamNNTPd:

 EC> The Energy Policy Act of 1992 was signed into law by President George
 EC> H.W. Bush. In 1994 the implementing regulations went into effect,
 EC> requiring that all residential toilets be manufactured using a
 EC> 1.6-gallons-per-flush standard. On the tenth anniversary of the
 EC> regulations, American Standard made an important announcement: "today
 EC> the worry-free 1.6-gallon toilet is becoming a reality."

Living within eyeshot of the Kohler factory, I do know about those.
In fact a relative of mine who remodeled houses did a brisk business in the
older "illegal" toilets. People don't like having to flush twice.

 EC> Last week Deroy Murdock lamented the impending demise of the electric
 EC> light bulb. Murdock cited an April 14 fact sheet from General Electric
 EC> noting that 276 versions of its incandescent bulbs will start to
 EC> vanish just 18 months from now. Murdock alludes to the virtues of the
 EC> classic American light bulb and points out the defects of the common
 EC> compact fluorescent lights that are to replace it.

The incandescent bulb is simply obsolete, more energy is turned into heat
than light.

I have nothing but CF bulbs now, and no gripes at all.

--- Xnews/5.04.25