Wednesday, April 09, 2008
About those twisted light bulbs
It will be interesting to see what kind of light bulbs prevail.
As of now, I don't like the "smell" of the compact flourescents...
As of now, I don't like the "smell" of the compact flourescents...
At FoxNews.com, Steven Milloy reports:
"Eco-activist groups, such as Environmental Defense, which historically have agitated to banish toxic substances from homes, workplaces and the environment, surprisingly have said that the mercury in CFLs is nothing to worry about.
But this new posturing flies in the face of the multitude of scary activist-inspired studies that hyperventilate about potential health risks from the slightest exposures to mercury, not to mention a 1987 article in Pediatrics reporting real-life mercury poisoning of a 23-month old from a broken fluorescent light bulb.
Bush and Congress joined the CFL promotion racket, too. The energy bill enacted last December mandates that traditional incandescent bulbs be phased out starting in 2012. CFLs pretty much are the only alternative."
