www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

On Fri, 18 May 2007 20:50:23 -0500, wrote:

www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

Odd. I have been using fluorescents exclusively since I started
paying my own electric bills. They work much better than the coal
burning infrared lamps.

On May 18, 9:50 pm, wrote:
www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

In celebration of Earth Day my local grocery store had GE CFL's on
sale for a buck a piece. Couldn't resist the opportunity so I swapped
out most of the bulbs. What a difference - because they are so much
more efficient they consume 1/4 the energy for an equivalent amount of
light from an incandescent bulb. The color temperature is very close
to incandescent too.

And for SWL's concerned about noise, the only time I pick up any noise
from one is to move the radio to within 5 inches of the light.

Did you know that even though CFL's contain a very small amount of
mercury that they actually release less mercury into the atmosphere
than an incandescent. That is possible because much of our power
comes from burned coal which releases large amounts of mercury into
the air. Indeed if you were to break all of the mercury CFL bulbs the
total amount of mercury released including the amount of mercury used
in power generation would be far less than that released by
incandescent.

On May 18, 6:50 pm, wrote:
www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

I couldn't find the article about flourescent bulbs, but there was a
lot of other
good reading. Thanks for the link.

In article om,
Roadie wrote:

On May 18, 9:50 pm, wrote:
www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

In celebration of Earth Day my local grocery store had GE CFL's on
sale for a buck a piece. Couldn't resist the opportunity so I swapped
out most of the bulbs. What a difference - because they are so much
more efficient they consume 1/4 the energy for an equivalent amount of
light from an incandescent bulb. The color temperature is very close
to incandescent too.

And for SWL's concerned about noise, the only time I pick up any noise
from one is to move the radio to within 5 inches of the light.

Did you know that even though CFL's contain a very small amount of
mercury that they actually release less mercury into the atmosphere
than an incandescent. That is possible because much of our power
comes from burned coal which releases large amounts of mercury into
the air. Indeed if you were to break all of the mercury CFL bulbs the
total amount of mercury released including the amount of mercury used
in power generation would be far less than that released by
incandescent.

You can always have a bulb re-cycling program to collect the mercury.

The CFL's I have seen do not have a incandescent bulb spectrum but like
most florescent bulbs tint toward blue. It would cost more money for the
inside bulb coating and also reduce the efficiency of the bulb for a CFL
to generate a redder spectrum.

What did you pay for the bulbs?

Another question is how did you determine that they only disturb the
radio from 5 inches away? The problem with this technology is that the
power spectrum they broadcast is diverse with more power on some
frequencies. You would need a spectrum analyzer to determine this with
any certainty.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On May 19, 3:00 pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article om,





Roadie wrote:
On May 18, 9:50 pm, wrote:
www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

In celebration of Earth Day my local grocery store had GE CFL's on
sale for a buck a piece. Couldn't resist the opportunity so I swapped
out most of the bulbs. What a difference - because they are so much
more efficient they consume 1/4 the energy for an equivalent amount of
light from an incandescent bulb. The color temperature is very close
to incandescent too.

And for SWL's concerned about noise, the only time I pick up any noise
from one is to move the radio to within 5 inches of the light.

Did you know that even though CFL's contain a very small amount of
mercury that they actually release less mercury into the atmosphere
than an incandescent. That is possible because much of our power
comes from burned coal which releases large amounts of mercury into
the air. Indeed if you were to break all of the mercury CFL bulbs the
total amount of mercury released including the amount of mercury used
in power generation would be far less than that released by
incandescent.

You can always have a bulb re-cycling program to collect the mercury.

Yes, I agree and such programs are starting in the USA. An NPR
program characterized the amount as something like 5 miligrams...the
size of the tip of a ball point pen. The amount of mercury not spewed
into the atmosphere by buring coal makes the risk of a few bulbs
breaking and the cost of recycling a more than reasonable tradeoff in
my mind.



The CFL's I have seen do not have a incandescent bulb spectrum but like
most florescent bulbs tint toward blue.

Actually the newer ones are colored slightly warm to come close to
incandescent bulbs. The color in degrees kelvin is 2700 for the GE
and comparable helical style bulbs. GE and other companies do make
cooler bulbs. The older style bulbs were definitely on the cold side
giving ones face a corpse-like color!


It would cost more money for the
inside bulb coating and also reduce the efficiency of the bulb for a CFL
to generate a redder spectrum.

Don't know how they do it, but the current group of bulbs is right in
there with incandescents for color temperature. Indeed I swapped 10
of them out and told my wife I'd improved on the lighting but didn't
say how. She couldn't see a difference.


What did you pay for the bulbs?

$1.00 a piece at the local grocery on Earth Day. Shop around a bit
and you can find them in packages for a cost of $2.50 per bulb.



Another question is how did you determine that they only disturb the
radio from 5 inches away? The problem with this technology is that the
power spectrum they broadcast is diverse with more power on some
frequencies. You would need a spectrum analyzer to determine this with
any certainty.

Tuning around and listening gets me close enough to certainty. If I
can't hear it and it doesn't disturb listening them it isn't a
problem. The greatest noise was on the AM band and it disappears
within 10 inches of the bulb.

Roadie wrote:

On May 19, 3:00 pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article om,





Roadie wrote:
On May 18, 9:50 pm, wrote:
www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

In celebration of Earth Day my local grocery store had GE CFL's on
sale for a buck a piece. Couldn't resist the opportunity so I swapped
out most of the bulbs. What a difference - because they are so much
more efficient they consume 1/4 the energy for an equivalent amount of
light from an incandescent bulb. The color temperature is very close
to incandescent too.

And for SWL's concerned about noise, the only time I pick up any noise
from one is to move the radio to within 5 inches of the light.

Did you know that even though CFL's contain a very small amount of
mercury that they actually release less mercury into the atmosphere
than an incandescent. That is possible because much of our power
comes from burned coal which releases large amounts of mercury into
the air. Indeed if you were to break all of the mercury CFL bulbs the
total amount of mercury released including the amount of mercury used
in power generation would be far less than that released by
incandescent.

You can always have a bulb re-cycling program to collect the mercury.

Yes, I agree and such programs are starting in the USA. An NPR
program characterized the amount as something like 5 miligrams...the
size of the tip of a ball point pen. The amount of mercury not spewed
into the atmosphere by buring coal makes the risk of a few bulbs
breaking and the cost of recycling a more than reasonable tradeoff in
my mind.

However, that mercury is being spewed into the atmosphere in China where the bulbs
are apparently all made. Additionally, if one breaks in your home, it can cost up
to $2300 to actually clean the place up due to the mercury, this was also I think
pointed out on NPR or perhaps another network.

I can imagine that once the bulbs are more commonplace that a real estate sale
might just include testing for mercury and cleanup of any possible contamination
prior to sale.

Overall, I see it as a no win situation, and plan to stock up on incandescents.

F**K you, Al Gore, you mentally ill idiot.

Oh well, the Preakness is about to run. Hopefully my horse Curlin will have a
better showing.




The CFL's I have seen do not have a incandescent bulb spectrum but like
most florescent bulbs tint toward blue.

Actually the newer ones are colored slightly warm to come close to
incandescent bulbs. The color in degrees kelvin is 2700 for the GE
and comparable helical style bulbs. GE and other companies do make
cooler bulbs. The older style bulbs were definitely on the cold side
giving ones face a corpse-like color!

It would cost more money for the
inside bulb coating and also reduce the efficiency of the bulb for a CFL
to generate a redder spectrum.

Don't know how they do it, but the current group of bulbs is right in
there with incandescents for color temperature. Indeed I swapped 10
of them out and told my wife I'd improved on the lighting but didn't
say how. She couldn't see a difference.


What did you pay for the bulbs?

$1.00 a piece at the local grocery on Earth Day. Shop around a bit
and you can find them in packages for a cost of $2.50 per bulb.


Another question is how did you determine that they only disturb the
radio from 5 inches away? The problem with this technology is that the
power spectrum they broadcast is diverse with more power on some
frequencies. You would need a spectrum analyzer to determine this with
any certainty.

Tuning around and listening gets me close enough to certainty. If I
can't hear it and it doesn't disturb listening them it isn't a
problem. The greatest noise was on the AM band and it disappears
within 10 inches of the bulb.

www.devilfinder.com Rosalind Peterson newswithviews.com

Click on,Additional Titles

The article is still at www.newswithviews.com
I just checked it a few minutes ago.
cuhulin

On May 19, 11:53 am, Burt Smith wrote:
On May 18, 6:50 pm, wrote:

www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

I couldn't find the article about flourescent bulbs, but there was a
lot of other
good reading. Thanks for the link.

READ - Energy Efficient Lighting
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm
* Benefits of the Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
* Choosing a CFL Bulb
* Limitations, Disposal of CFLs
* LED Lights, Benefits, Uses
* Online Sources for Energy-efficient lighting

GE -says- Compact Fluorescent Lighting are A-OK !
* More about Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and
the Power Smart Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm
* CFLs a Bright Way to Save Time, Energy and Money !
http://medfordcan.home.comcast.net/Myths.html
* Energy Star - Look for the ENERGY STAR Symbol
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
-about- Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL)
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm
* Are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
CFLs a Bright Way to Save Money ?
http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com...escent_faq.htm

WIKIPEDIA - Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
-or- Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb
-aka- Energy Saving Light Bulb

WARNING - Got Radio Noise ? Some CFLs produce RFI at 2.65 MHz
(5.37.9510.613.2515.918.5521.2) and 13.6 MHz (27.2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...ther_CFL_techn...

Try Natural {Full Spectrum} "Daylight" CFLs* that are "Daylight"
(5000 K - 6500 K) rated and produce a slightly Bluish-White light.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...nt_lamp#Colors
LIGHT COLOR = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-color.htm
http://www.solux.net/?gclid=CKr0xq_3rYkCFQRDYwodtTThpg

* Note "CFL" means Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
CFL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp

Usually about Three-Times (3X) the cost of an old fashion
Incandescent Electric Light Bulb even those nice GE
"Reveal" Bulbs with the Blue Tint.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb

On-the-Plus-Side - CFL's use about 1/4 the Electricity
(Power / Energy) as the older Incandescent Light Bulbs.
ENERGY = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-cfl.htm

On-the-Plus-Side - CFL's last, and Last and LAST usually
about 6-Times and up to 10-Times the life of the older
Incandescent Light Bulbs.
SERVICE = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-cfl.htm

The-Bottom-Line - Overall CFLs have a 'lower' Lifetime Total Cost
then the older Incandescent Light Bulbs. {They Save You Money}

Good-for-the-Planet - CFL's are simply better for the Environment
then the older Incandescent Light Bulbs.
Note - Most CFLs are "Energy Star" Rated
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENERGY_STAR

TIP - I personally like Lights-of-America CFLs that use the
"FluoreX Technology" in their 'SunLight Bulb' which produces
a Natural Spectrum Light to counter the effects of "SAD"
Seasonal Affective Disorder.
SAD = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasona...ctive_disorder
DAYLIGHTS = http://www.activeandable.com/products/241

Note - If you can find them the Lights-of-America CFL
LoA = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/
Model # 2830 S "Mushroom" shaped CFL Daylight Bulb
is rated as a 135 Watt Light Output [ this is a good
'replacement for a 100-150 Watt Incandescent Bulb ]
with only 30 Watts of Energy use. These used to be
about $8.66 at Walmart - but getting hard to find there.
http://www.budgetlighting.com/store/...934339.6451*Q1...

WARNING - Got Radio Noise ? Some CFLs produce RFI at 2.65 MHz
(5.37.9510.613.2515.918.5521.2) and 13.6 MHz (27.2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...ther_CFL_techn...

incandescently yours for i was born in an age when . . .
real radios glowed in the dark ~ RHF

RHF wrote:

On May 19, 11:53 am, Burt Smith wrote:
On May 18, 6:50 pm, wrote:

www.newswithviews.com

I don't like fluorescent light bulbs.From now on when I go to the food
store,I am going to start stocking up on good old G.E.Real Incandescent
Light Bulbs,the 60 Watters.I am going to clean off the top shelves in
the closets in my house and stack em up in cardboard boxes.When fed govt
starts shoving fluorescent light bulbs (so-called light bulbs) down
everybodys throats,I will still be wasteing my electricity that I pay
for on my good old G.E.Real Incandscent 60 WATT LIGHT BULBS.
cuhulin,the Electricity Waster dude.Waste Mo Electricity,you can't take
it with you

I couldn't find the article about flourescent bulbs, but there was a
lot of other
good reading. Thanks for the link.

READ - Energy Efficient Lighting
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm
* Benefits of the Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
* Choosing a CFL Bulb
* Limitations, Disposal of CFLs
* LED Lights, Benefits, Uses
* Online Sources for Energy-efficient lighting

GE -says- Compact Fluorescent Lighting are A-OK !
* More about Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and
the Power Smart Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm
* CFLs a Bright Way to Save Time, Energy and Money !
http://medfordcan.home.comcast.net/Myths.html
* Energy Star - Look for the ENERGY STAR Symbol
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
-about- Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL)
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm
* Are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
CFLs a Bright Way to Save Money ?
http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com...escent_faq.htm

WIKIPEDIA - Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
-or- Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb
-aka- Energy Saving Light Bulb

WARNING - Got Radio Noise ? Some CFLs produce RFI at 2.65 MHz
(5.37.9510.613.2515.918.5521.2) and 13.6 MHz (27.2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...ther_CFL_techn...

Try Natural {Full Spectrum} "Daylight" CFLs* that are "Daylight"
(5000 K - 6500 K) rated and produce a slightly Bluish-White light.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...nt_lamp#Colors
LIGHT COLOR = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-color.htm
http://www.solux.net/?gclid=CKr0xq_3rYkCFQRDYwodtTThpg

* Note "CFL" means Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
CFL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp

Usually about Three-Times (3X) the cost of an old fashion
Incandescent Electric Light Bulb even those nice GE
"Reveal" Bulbs with the Blue Tint.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb

On-the-Plus-Side - CFL's use about 1/4 the Electricity
(Power / Energy) as the older Incandescent Light Bulbs.
ENERGY = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-cfl.htm

On-the-Plus-Side - CFL's last, and Last and LAST usually
about 6-Times and up to 10-Times the life of the older
Incandescent Light Bulbs.
SERVICE = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/light-cfl.htm

The-Bottom-Line - Overall CFLs have a 'lower' Lifetime Total Cost
then the older Incandescent Light Bulbs. {They Save You Money}

Good-for-the-Planet - CFL's are simply better for the Environment
then the older Incandescent Light Bulbs.
Note - Most CFLs are "Energy Star" Rated
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENERGY_STAR

TIP - I personally like Lights-of-America CFLs that use the
"FluoreX Technology" in their 'SunLight Bulb' which produces
a Natural Spectrum Light to counter the effects of "SAD"
Seasonal Affective Disorder.
SAD = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasona...ctive_disorder
DAYLIGHTS = http://www.activeandable.com/products/241

Note - If you can find them the Lights-of-America CFL
LoA = http://www.lightsofamerica.com/
Model # 2830 S "Mushroom" shaped CFL Daylight Bulb
is rated as a 135 Watt Light Output [ this is a good
'replacement for a 100-150 Watt Incandescent Bulb ]
with only 30 Watts of Energy use. These used to be
about $8.66 at Walmart - but getting hard to find there.
http://www.budgetlighting.com/store/...934339.6451*Q1...

WARNING - Got Radio Noise ? Some CFLs produce RFI at 2.65 MHz
(5.37.9510.613.2515.918.5521.2) and 13.6 MHz (27.2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...ther_CFL_techn...

incandescently yours for i was born in an age when . . .
real radios glowed in the dark ~ RHF
.
.
. .

Here is another CFL Daylight Bulb with a built-in Anion
'thingy' to help Purify the Air inside your Homes.
- - - These can help-out in Bathrooms

Day Light CFL Bulb with "Ionic" Air Purifier 23 Watt
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ4463219015
The EONY-Light is a Negative Ion Generating Lamp for Air
Purification.

Note - The Negative Ions (Anions) in the Air 'vitalize' our body
as though we were in a forest, by a waterfall, or at a hot spring.
A Negative Ion is often called "The Air Vitamin", because when
we inhale the Negative Ions, they accelerate our metabolism,
promote vitality, stabilize the nervous system, help us recover
from fatigue and raise our appetite. The volume of Negative Ions
per cubic centimeter (cc) in tranquil, refreshing natural areas
(such as forests, hot springs, waterfalls, and oceans) amount
to about 800- 2000 Ions/cc.

What You Should Know About The Air You Breathe :

1. The average person breathes approximately 3,400 gallons of air
each
day - unfortunately much of that air is filled with contaminants,
pollutants, and impurities you just can't see.

2. According to the Enviromental Protection Agency, the air inside
your home can be two-to-five times more polluted than the air
outside.

3. Home interior air can contain a variety of contaminants and
pollutants including mold spores, pollen, bacteria, dust mites,
asbestos, radon decay products, and other particles and impurities.

i have seen the day-light and ion better for it ~ RHF
.
.
. .

FO&A - More about Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and
the Power Smart Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program

A Bright Way to Save Time, Energy and Money!
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_p..._to_save.shtml

Energy Star - Look for the ENERGY STAR Symbol
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_p...rgy_star.shtml
http://www.energystar.gov/

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -about-
Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL)
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_ps/compact_faq.shtml

Are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
CFLs a Bright Way to Save Money ?
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_p..._to_save.shtml

PLUS - That Something Extra - Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lights
"Celebrate the Holiday Season with Seasonal LED Lights
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_p...l_lights.shtml
Did You Know (DYK) - The amount of Electricity consumed
by a single old style 7-Watt Incandescent Light Bulb {NightLite}
could power 140 LED Bulbs - enough to fill two 24 - foot strings.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -about- Light Emitting Diodes
(LEDs)
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/saving_with_p...ghts_faq.shtml

it is better to shine one cfl/led light than to... ~ RHF
.
.
. .

? WHAT IS MERCURY (HG) ?
? What are the Sources of Mercury Emissions ?
? What are the Risks associated with Mercury ?
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm
Mercury and the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
CFLs present an opportunity to prevent Mercury Emissions
from entering the Environment because they Help-to-Reduce
Emissions {Pollution} from Coal-Fired Power Plants.
Note - A Coal-Fired Electric 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
.
.
. .

ABOUT - MERCURY [ HG ]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)

Organic Mercury Compounds {Methyl-Mercury} Meta-Mercury ?
http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/m...-compounds.htm
IIRC - When they build a Dam {Reservoir} one of the things
that they have found that they need to do is remove all the
Trees and other Vegetation : Because most of it has some
Organic Mercury in it and as it Decays under the Water and
is Consumed by the Animals, Plants and Fish in the Water
the Organic Mercury then enters the Human Food Chain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir_(water)

Scientific Facts on Mercury {Q&A}
http://www.greenfacts.org/mercury/index.htm

Mercury and its Many Forms
http://www.calpoison.org/public/mercury.html

While CFL Bulbs do use and consume Mercury via Electrical
Generation. Over their Rated Service Life they us less Mercury
then the same number of Incandescent Bulbs required for that
CFL's Rated Service Life period that have the same Rated Light
Output : Because they use much less energy and the production
of Energy results in the by product of Mercury in our Air and Water.

Incandescent Bulbs use 3-4 times the Electrical Energy
and thus require 3-4 times the Electrical Generation -and-
When that Electricity is from a Coal-Fired Electrical Power
Generation Plants Mercury Air Pollution is a by-product.
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CHINA {PRC} The New "GLOBAL" Polluter of the World !

Coal-Fired-Electrical-Power-Generation-Plants {China PRC}
Coal 'fired' Electrical Power Generation Plants are a significant
source of Mercury and Sulfur Air Pollution which results in Acid
Rain and Higher Levels of Mercury in Lakes and Streams.
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deput...drain/acidrain...
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/ai...h/acidrain.htm
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/e...idrain817.html

The Environmental Literacy Council - Acid Rain and Mercury
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/2.html

New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers
- Adopt Mercury and Acid Rain Action Plan
http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/Press/1998/mercury.htm

TVA - Acid Rain and Mercury
- Air Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants
http://www.tva.gov/environment/air/o...r/acidrain.htm
EPA = http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/cmprpt/arp05/

CHINA - The World's Newest Mega-Pollutor -Invisible Export-
A Hidden Cost of China's Growth: Mercury Migration and Acid Rain
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5058
Using Coal as a Source of Power - The Nation of China (PRC)
Sends Toxic Metal Around Globe; Buildup in the Great Lakes
Conveyor Belt of Bad Air
EPA & CHINA = http://www.epa.gov/oia/airandclimate.../chinaair.html

CHINA : Pollution From Chinese Coal-Fired-Electrical Power Plants
- Casts a Global Poisonous Shadow World Wide
-The New York Times- http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13709
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...739550C728DDDA...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/bu...ss/11chinacoal....

One of China's lesser-known Exports is a Dangerous Brew of
Soot, Toxic Chemicals and Climate-Changing Gases from the
Smokestacks of Coal-Fired Electrical Power Generation Plants.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
NRDC = http://www.nrdc.org/
* Saving 2.5 Million Barrels of Oil a Day by 2015
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap1.asp
* Providing America with Clean, Affordable Electricity
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap2.asp
* Creating a Responsible Natural Gas Policy
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/rep/chap3.asp

cough, Cough. COUGH ! Coal-Fired Air Pollution is Real ~ RHF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cough
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution
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The-Bottom-Line - Compact Fluorescent Light CFL Bulbs
are still better for the World's Environment then the older
Incandescent Bulbs [.]

I doubt it. This is somewhat akin to *manmade global warming*, *Y2K*, *space
aliens*, and anything else the fruits, nuts and flakes can possibly dream up.