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Compact Florescent Light Bulbs: The Truth
Here’s a cute clip that shines a nasty light on the true problem with CFL bulbs. FYI, CFL’s contain 5 miligrams of mercury per bulb and not the 5 grams they say in this skit.
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#3 written by den2003 1 year ago
I think the biggest problem Americans generally have with these lights is that they’re primarily manufactured in China. Being composed of little bits and pieces, the ballasts and the lamps themselves are far cheaper to produce in China as is everything else now-a-days, further taking business away from American factories.
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#4 written by den2003 1 year ago
I’ve been using CFLs for years now and have never broken one (fingers crossed). This is just to say the media makes a BIG issue about the mercury contained within. But standard florescents use mercury too and so do all the HID lamps shining everywhere from the street, in backyards, cars to most modern shops and malls, not to mention thermometers….
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#6 written by jake42091 1 year ago
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#7 written by RU469NO 1 year ago
People dont realize you use more energy if you live in cooler climates. By Switching to CFL’s you loose the heating factor of incandescents. Thus using double of what you saved in electric on gas. Not to mention Mercury, Bad color redention CRI, RFI interference, high cost, .52 power factor, Cheaper for GE and Phillips to produce them over seas than incandescent here. Lobbiest at work here. “Hey lawmakers let us help you US Gov to get rid of the stock piles of mercury you have” Hmm?
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#12 written by NoRadBlog 1 year ago
That might be true, but the diversity of the sources, frequencies, strength and wave shapes are different. The radiation coming our of electronics, WIFI, CELL, electric wires, is not the some as the radiation that is naturally available on earth for millions of years and for which the biological system/kingdom is used to.
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#17 written by Wearymanblogger 1 year ago
Except that you don’t change it every 10 years. You change them JUST AS OFTEN as Incandescent bulbs. Independent studies have shown that in normal household use, the average CFL bulb lasts almost exactly the same amount of time as an incandescent.
So they cost 4 times as much, have a TOXIC and easily made-airborne substance in them (mercury powder) put out LOWER lumens (light) than a comparable incandescent, and don’t even last any longer than a regular bulb.
CFLs are Snake Oil.
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#21 written by bluecamaro98 1 year ago
IF this was about clean energy we would have been building nuclear power plants in the last 30 years , this is about liberals controling the people . we could build new hydro electric dams , drill for oil . use more natural gas . this is about control of you life . the Government now owns nearly 50% OF ALL PROPERTY IN AMERICA! FACT! , Call that a clue.Now they own G.M., banks, insurance companies . this is about control . Socialism . period . wake up America.
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#23 written by bluecamaro98 1 year ago
mercury cannot be removed easily from the human body and builds up over time. its a poisin . thats all you need to know . if we were FISH we would enjoy greater protection from mercury than these new bulbs . typical liberal idea , create a bigger problem using your stupid agenda as the answer for everything . global warming is a SCAM! PERIOD!
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#26 written by VaporLok 1 year ago
CFLs offer longer working lives and significant energy savings when compared to incandescent bulbs. Although CFLs contain small quantities of hazardous mercury, incandescents actually result in more mercury pollution. The process of burning coal to generate electricity releases mercury vapor into the air. Since incandescent bulbs use more electricity over their lifetimes, they are responsible for more energy consumption and ultimately greater mercury vapor emissions than CFLs. As long as used CFLs are properly stored and transported to recycling facilities, they can be a safe option for consumers. Learn how to properly recycle CFLs here: vaporlok .blogspot.com.
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#27 written by VaporLok Products 1 year ago
CFLs offer longer working lives and significant energy savings when compared to incandescent bulbs. Although CFLs contain small quantities of hazardous mercury, incandescents actually result in more mercury pollution. The process of burning coal to generate electricity releases mercury vapor into the air. Since incandescent bulbs use more electricity over their lifetimes, they are responsible for more energy consumption and ultimately greater mercury vapor emissions than CFLs. As long as used CFLs are properly stored and transported to recycling facilities, they can be a safe option for consumers. Learn how to properly recycle CFLs here: vaporlok.blogspot.com
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@Wearymanblogger There is no such thing as mercury powder. It is mercury vapor.