Oh, give me a break Drudge…
Alan Colmes’ Liberaland
Never mind that energy-efficient lighting had nothing to do with it.
The Drudge Report snarkily linked to an Energy Department article published Saturday that praised New Orleans for being at the “Energy Efficient Forefront” and noted that the Superdome “features more than 26,000 LED lights” that conserve energy. However, others quickly pointed out that those are exterior lights, not the lights that went dark inside the dome.
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