Beginning January 1, the United States will ban the import and manufacture of 60-watt incandescent lightbulbs. (Along with their 40-, 75-, and 100-watt siblings.)

The change will make the country more energy efficient, though of course FOX News wonders whether it all couldn't have just been left to the free market:

Some critics resent the ban on the old incandescent light bulbs, saying if the new bulbs are so much better, consumers would choose them without being forced to.

Not mentioned in the FOX article: this change, forced by the federal government, is the direct result of a law signed by President Bush in 2007.