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POPSGood for Home Depot This is a very responsible act. Good for Home Depot. I'll recycle my bulbs there and will undoubtedly wander into the store as well.
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POPSHybrid Lighting Interesting. That would take care of my biggest complaint about CFLs. Sometimes a slow start up isn't so bad (like when you wake up in the morning), but it bites when you need light now and really defeats the purpose of emergency and security lighting.
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POPSLike Lemmings To The Sea All of this assumes that mankind is the primary cause of global warming anyway. You might be surprised to learn that there has never been a single scientific paper published which has ruled out natural climate variability for most of our current global-mean warmth. Not one. As the mass hysteria calling for an end to carbon dioxide production has accelerated, ethanol has arisen as the new messiah of radical environmentalism, promising to assuage our guilty enviro-consciences when we choose to starve more of the world’s poor.
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POPSWhy Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs? This is US information. But, it is applicable anywhere! An emerging barrier to use of CFLs is disposal. Proper disposal is important for sure. But disposal issues/confusion shouldn't deter us from charging ahead to replace incandescents! Even improper disposal is better than the alterative of using incandescent bulbs from the perspective of overall mercury pollution! Here's why! Coal power plants are the single largest source of mercury emissions into the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (when coal power is used) the mercury released from powering an incandescent bulb for five years exceeds the sum of the mercury released by powering a comparably luminous CFL for the same period and the mercury contained in the lamp.
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POPSMercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury that can pose a health risk if broken bulbs are improperly handled or waste bulbs are not correctly recycled
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POPSOk, so much for THAT idea Personally, I find the light from these bulbs muddy and unrevealing; with two migraine sufferers in the house, I won't be buying more. I'll be waiting for affordable LED solutions.
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POPSHarry Reid - Looser Mr. Reid - Should the government clean up all the mercury from the compact fluorescent light bulbs? Were do these people come from?
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POPSNotes on a Sick Planet The authors may reach a bit when they try to sound less square, likening the buying of compact fluorescent light bulbs to “an upgrade on your iTunes software.” But they make the science relevant and enjoyable with abundant visuals and conclude with some meaty ways for kids to make a difference. The old standbys are all there (switch light bulbs, recycle, use canvas bags at the grocery store). But I smiled on noticing something new: the authors suggest some “sustainable careers” kids can consider, like meteorologist and “glacial geologist.”
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POPS5 Things to Prevent Global Warming Obviously, the pop. of the Earth is increasing, which means an increase in waste and emissions. Drastic measures are needed to counier this and must be initiated immediately. Not only is our precious Earth at stake, but also our own personal health as well.
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POPSThe CFL's downside Wow, think I will be a lot more careful with my CFL bulbs in the future. Just wonder what to do when the time comes to replace them. I definitely won't be putting them in a location where they are likely to be broken. This really makes the movement to outlaw incandescent bulbs in some countries look even more insane.
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