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Is Hoarding Light Bulbs A Bright Idea?

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Massive home furnishings retailor, Ikea, prepares to stop selling all of its incandescent bulbs for good. (AP)
Massive home furnishings retailor, Ikea, prepares to stop selling all of its incandescent bulbs for good. (AP)

Not everyone is happy that under a 2007 energy law, old-style incandescent light bulbs will be phased out starting in January 2012. The federal government says it's not a ban. But the change is prompting some people to hoard incandescents, which haven't changed much since Edison invented them. We speak with Nolan Finley, editorial page editor of the Detroit News.

This segment aired on January 6, 2011.

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