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Huge Price Increases Underway from Lamp Manufacturers: The impact of rare earth metals shortages
Source1: “>http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/ Source2: http://www.connexiones.com There is a rapid, emerging shortage of rare earth metals, a primary component used in the manufacture of fluorescent lamps – principally phosphors. Phosphors are transition metal compounds or rare earth compounds [...]
CFLs Are Mercury Polluters
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 the National Geographic Society. Each CFL [...]
Minamata disease documents to be displayed in China
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 and 1960s. The disease affects the [...]

National Geographic Light Bulb Savings Calculator
This is my first time here. Great website!!! I can't wait to get de
National Geographic Light Bulb Savings Calculator
Well for starters they don't allow for the power factor of common CFL
First look at Philips L-Prize winning LED bulb
I see Philip Premysler had given a direct Patent link in later comment
The Light Bulb Legislation New Packaging Requirements
More about packaging, with illustrations http://freedomlightbulb.com
The Legislation that De-Funded the "Light Bulb Ban"
good reference post about the amendment .... now we just have to get