| Myth #16: Lower Cost, Part 6: The expensive CFL and LED bulbs will become cheaper after a ban, on economy of scale! | Fact #16: They are mostly made in China where wages are rising and shipping transport fuel cost have also risen in recent years with no sign of going down. |
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http://www.examiner.com/holistic-science-spirit-in-national/compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs-cfls-serious-dangers-and-alternatives Good overview of the hidden dangers inside CFLs. Section headings include: Mercury Fact Sheet What to Do if a Fluorescent Light Bulb Breaks What about UV radiation? What is…
From: The Dark Side Of CFLs http://www.greenmuze.com/blogs/guest-bloggers/1031-the-dark-side-of-cfls.html … More than 98% of used CFLs end up in landfills each year. That is 675 million for the year 2007 according to…
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_1999_May_3/ai_54562953/ “…Hundreds of people died and thousands more were crippled because they ate seafood contaminated with mercury compounds dumped in Minamata Bay by chemical maker Chisso Corp. in the 1950s…
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/a-states-rights-battle-over-light-bulbs-11102011.html Conservatives challenge the federal law requiring incandescent bulbs to be replaced with fluorescents and LEDs In July… Representative Joe Barton (R-Tex.), gave it another try. His Better Use of…
