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I don't thing low energy bulbs are bad for your eyes, but they are dangerous if broken, I think the government should stay out of our life's and let us decided if we want low energy bulbs or not.

12 years ago. Rating: 2
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The reason is they use less electricty, but they actully cost you more money, than they save in enery costs. They do not last as long as we are told, they produce fewer lumins over time and BY LAW must be disposed as HAZARDES WAIST, because they contain Mercury.

However you have no choise on the matter, the sale of Incandesent bulbs is being outlawed by federal law. The 100 watt bulds are no longer being manufactured already, with the others to be gone by 2013.

To make it worce CFL bulbs are ALL imported. GE closed a plant in Pennsylvanis that cost the jobs of 300 American workers. The reason is CFL bulbs are all imported is the current government regulations make it too coslty to manufacture them in the US.

The Environuts are running the government today. Thje differnt most of us are Envirmentalists, in that we do not want to poop where we eat, but the Environuts do not want us to eat, so there is no poop.

12 years ago. Rating: 1
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Easy answer is that a large corporation with a powerful lobby is
manufacturing these harmful light bulbs and need a ready market
for their product. Do a little research - see what you find.

12 years ago. Rating: 1
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i think congress must be using low energy bulbs, they cant seem to see the bills they pass,only the ones by the big energy corparation

12 years ago. Rating: 0
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I apologise to Ann if my comment was abrupt. Unforunately I can't tell her so directly as the comment box has jammed.

The background to my attitude is a letter I wrote to my local member of parliament. We live in a village 12 miles from the nearest town and, until recently the only connection to the internet was dial-up, which was slow and very unreliable. At the time i wasn't working from home so it wasn't a personal issue. i was concerned for the 200 school children, over half of them travelling long distances daily and studying for exams, who had no library, never mind internet in the evenings or at weekends, unless they undertook a long bus journey, at the full fare. Her reply was that it was no fault of hers. No offer to bring pressure on British telecom, which a group of us did successfully, and yet SHE was an Oxford graduate. What chance did the youngsters in our village stand of an rducation like that, however bright they were?

12 years ago. Rating: 0
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This is one infringement of my human rights that makes me very angry.

I too need a powerful light to see clearly when I'm reading and my stock of 150 watt bulbs is almost finished.

I use low energy elsewhere, but this I NEED.

What is really infuriating is I am told they are still freely available in Africa. If anyone knows where to buy them and have them shipped to the UK I would be very grateful.

12 years ago. Rating: 0
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100% agree, but dont put a low energy bulbs in your childs bedside light,I Won't

12 years ago. Rating: 0
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