Efficiency of Ceiling Fans Under Debate

By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – The efficiency of ceiling fans may not be at the center of the country’s energy debate, given record high gasoline prices. Yet the issue has become a focus of critics, including congressional Democrats, who complain Congress is not doing enough to address conservation as part of a broad energy bill.

When the House recently began writing a revised package of energy proposals, Rep. Nathan Deal (news, bio, voting record), R-Ga., wasted no time offering an amendment