http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55213 shows you what really happens with those compact energy saving fluorescent light bulbs. they contain the most poisonous material on the planet - mercury. mercury is not radioactive but since it's that poisonous, it makes no difference.

someone made this comment at http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/everything-youve-wanted-to-know-about-light-bulbs-20070807 :
"They have also been shown to cause depression and allergic reaction in some people due to the light they emit, which is very different than that from a regular light bulb. It is cold and lifeless.

What about recycling - the energy saving light bulb CAN not be recycled at this point. If people throw them away in the trash, which most of them will do, we will end up with tonnes of non-organic mercury in our waters and landfills, which is far more dangerous that the organic mercury produced by power plants."

I've used the low energy bulbs for over a decade. 2 of them lasted far less than it's claimed.

manual thermostats(not sure which type) & some LEDs have mercury too.

the government/the most powerful are trying to ban old bulbs in country after country, a violation of our choice. that's called a covert dictatorship. do you think those very high up in power really really care for the environment? if they don't care for humans, I hardly think there's much chance of them caring for the environment. it makes no difference to them whether the bulbs use 80% less energy or 1%. if it was 1% they would come up with some other excuse. they want people using them because it will mean even greater mercury contamination everywhere because the horror is that most people will just throw them in the bin after they no longer work.

http://www.lightbulbrecycling.com/ is a short page everyone should read with revealing facts about mercury contamination.

bulbs sent for toxic disposal by qualified companies should be VERY well wrapped in bubble-wrap.

[US: http://www.aircycle.com/?ilbcode=576 has more information on safe disposal of those bulbs.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#mercury too. UK: B&Q, Ikea take them back. Council rubbish dumps should have a container for bulbs]

http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060608/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-dead-light-bulbs has ideas on re-using normal bulbs.

So the government WANTS greater mercury contamination everywhere.

Riiiiight.

Why?

Its just a marketing con to make more money. Convince people they need to save the world by buying real expensive energy efficient light bulbs. Unfortunately its seriously flawed because said light bulbs are toxic slag.

Because the government is heavily influenced by pharmaceutical companies who currently make tens-of-billions of dollars annually "treating" diseases that are directly caused by mercury exposure.


Below is some related information:
Deadly Immunity

A self perpetuating viscous circle in which no one is spared, not even those that make the rules.

The daylight bulbs do use less energy which supposedly helps save the power plants from generating as much and dumping more mercury into the air and water. They have their uses but they are kind of unpleasnat if you try to use them all over the house, and if you break one, it is a problem. They are more expensive upfront to buy and make oo, there are all sorts of considerations that's a fact.

what I find interesting though is that while mercury thermometors have been being phased out as dangerous, they put a stamp of approval on these lightblulbs. Maybe they just wanted to collect all the mercury thermometors so they could recycle the mercury for other uses.

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Light Emitting diode bulbs are a viable alternative, but you don't hear much about them these days.

Yes, LED's are good, they are still expensive. They give off a very white light. Whiter than halogen. Halogen are fine. Normal light bulb are fine.