Compact Florsecent Light Bulb and MERCURY!!

It is (extremely) important to know that Compact Florescent Light bulbs contain mercury and should be disposed of properly.

Here is a link to more information:

This links is to energy star's info.

Here is a link to more information:

This links is to energy star's info.

Now let's look at this new CASH COW!!

Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) - newer, highly
efficient lamps that screw into existing light bulb sockets
(in most cases) and resemble traditional bulbs in
appearance rather than the tubular style of regular
fluorescent lamps.


Fluorescent lamp - a tubular electric lamp having a
coating of fluorescent material on its inner surface
and containing vapor whose bombardment by electrons
from the cathode provides ultraviolet light that
causes the material to emit visible light.

High Intensity Discharge lighting (HID) - formerly
outdoor or special use lights that now are being produced
for indoor use; HID greatly increases the
amount of light produced.

Incandescent lamp - an electric lamp in which a filament
gives off light when heated to incandescence
by an electric current (incandescence means white,
glowing, or luminous with intense heat).

Lamp - "light bulb"

Lumen - a unit of luminous flux equal to the light
emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source
of one candle intensity.

Restrike Time - the time it takes for a lamp to reach
full brightness when the lamp is first turned on; or if
the lamp is burning, the time it takes for the lamp to
restrike when power is switched off and then back on.

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The article above discusses the Australian phenomenae and Ontario's TIME LINE!!

Wednesday, April 18
View Article Ontario to ban old Edison bulbs
by Tyler on Wed 18 Apr 2007 02:28 PM EDT
Well, California made noise about it, Australia got the ball rolling, now Ontario is jumping in with its own ban on inefficient incandescent bulbs. This makes Ontario the first jurisdiction in North America to commit to a ban, though unlike the Australian target of 2010, Ontario's regulation won't kick in until 2012. The province has also been careful with its wording. It's not banning incandescent bulbs. Rather, it plans to ban inefficient lighting technology that would include current incandescent bulbs. It left the door open to innovation with regards to incandescent technology. No doubt, the government wanted to be sensitive to General Electric, which claims it is working on an incandescent bulb that will be just as efficient as compact fluorscent lights and which contain zero mercury. One could argue the Ontario ban should match Australia's timeline, but I think the fact that the province has drawn a line in the sand will have an enormous impact. It will be interesting to see how many other provinces and states follow
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Some (excellent) posts I read on a yahoo!group!!

Martin says,

Consumers in dark over risks of new light bulbs

The problem is that they are trying to "guilt" us into believing the hype
about "good for the environment". It is B.S! Why is it that the citizen has
to always pay in the end for industries mistakes? They stand to make
billions but it is us, the consumer, that will pay the extra cost of the
cleanup. I won't use the new bulbs in the house but do have some outside. I
am trying them out. But as far as I can tell, they still burn out maybe last
a little longer but are the health risks worth it? Do we always accept the
government's assumptions that they are "safe"? There is a new cow hormone on
the horizon that is not safe for people but the cattle feed lots are going
to start using it. We are the guinea pigs alright! We had better wake up
quick around here before corporate amerika owns us!!
Martin

S. wrote:

Your reasoning rings true, often the legislature doesn't fully think about
how things will work or turn out before they pass laws. Although the bulbs
have worked well for me, you have me thinking about what to do with them
when they do burn out. And regardless of how well they work or don't work,
the government has no business telling people what bulbs to use in their
homes. What's next? we can only use Dial soap or Tide detergent?
Shawn

Virginia Comments: I just bought 2 of these "wonder" bulbs for the first time. I felt pious and virtuous. But the thing is - everything I own is secondhand!! So an occupational therapist goes to visit and sees the first bulb. I have no shade on the lamp so she can see the bulb. What does she say ...?

WATCH OUT!! These bulbs can blow up if the energy standard of the lamp is not correct.

I began to have visualizations of me turning on my lamp, my bulb blowing up, the glass shattering into pieces tearing holes in my lovely face, and deadening my body by the ingestion of MERCURY.

Forget so-called efficiency ...

See also:
and this
adn even this FOX NEWS story shows some of the baloney being spread about by so-called environmentalists.

Run yerself a google search called "Light bulb and mercury" and you can find plenty more.

And meanwhile, Reduce, reuse, recycle and RETHINK!!

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