Sales of incandescent bulbs to be forbidden in the Netherlands

Dutch environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer today announced she intents to forbid sales of incandescent lightbulbs in the Netherlands during her term in office. This would mean a total ban on sales of incandescent lightbulbs by 2010.
Dutch lighting producer Philips, which by the way is a large producer of LED and luminescent lighting, claims that this move, together with more efficient street lighting would save the need for 4 powerplants in the Netherlands.

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de Volkskrant