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Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
On Jan 2, 6:14 pm, "homepc" wrote: - - What I find disturbing, is that the consumer is seldom warned - about the mercury inside the bulb, and when the bulb burns out, - they just throw it away in the regular trash. - Home PC, What is Mercury (HG) ? What are the sources of Mercury emissions ? What are the Risks ? http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm CFLs present an opportunity to prevent Mercury emissions from entering the Environment because they Help-to-Reduce Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants. A Coal-Fired Power Plant will emit 13.6 milligrams of Mercury to produce Electricity required to use an Incandescent Light Bulb, compared to 3.3 milligrams for a CFL with the same light output. EPA Mercury News & Info = http://www.epa.gov/mercury/ mercury the messager and the message is cfl ~ RHF |
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