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GE Incandescent Light Bulb Factory to go Dark
- September 9, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Consumer Products, Economy, Environmental Sustainability, News
No CommentsGE has announced the pending closure of the last major factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States. Two hundred jobs will be lost as the operation shifts to “green” light bulbs (compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs) that are to be made in China. China manufactures 85% of the world’s total CFLs. Replacing