Haley Stevens: “I join my colleagues Senator Carper, Snowe, Lieberman, Murkowski, and Landrieu in introducing two important domestic…”

“I join my colleagues Senator Carper, Snowe, Lieberman, Murkowski, and Landrieu in introducing two important domestic energy bills. The Senate has an opportunity to save consumers $15 billion annually in energy costs, eliminate the need for hundreds of new power plants, prevent the release of tons of mercury into our environment annually, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3 trillion pounds, lead the world in the innovation of new technologies and increase domestic employment opportunities. How? The good old fashion light bulb. Thomas Edison was one of our Nation's greatest inventors. He holds nearly 1100 patents, including the light bulb. Over 125 years ago, he invented the conventional incandescent light bulb. While most of his other inventions have been significantly improved upon since then, Edison's incandescent light bulb is still the most widely used bulb today. Unfortunately, only 10 percent of the electricity that goes into this light bulb is actually used to produce light. The remaining 90 percent is often wasted as heat.”