Kathianne
01-04-2013, 02:28 PM
Not only are they an environmental hazard with the mercury and all, now it's shown they may be carcinogenic.
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/04/great-news-federally-permitted-lightbulbs-a-cancer-risk/
Great news: Federally-permitted lightbulbs a cancer risk posted at 1:01 pm on January 4, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Legislate in haste … repent at leisure. In their haste to rid Americans of the unconscionable plague of perfectly safe if somewhat inefficient incandescent lighting, politicians in Washington have forced us to adopt more expensive technology in its place. Compact flourescent lighting (CFLs) are already known to be a considerable disposal risk, thanks to the mercury used in them. A new study reported earlier this week by Miami’s CBS affiliate (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/01/02/study-eco-friendly-light-bulbs-may-put-health-at-risk/) warns of an operational risk as well — ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancers and even acute burns (via Katie Pavlich (http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/01/04/friday-not-so-fun-ecofriendly-lightbulbs-cause-cancer-n1478966)):
Every time you turn on the lights, you may be putting yourself at risk, according to a disturbing new study (http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/SBU_Study_Reveals_Harmful_Effects_of_CFL_Bulbs_to_ Skin.shtml).
Energy efficient bulbs are eco-friendly and can save you big bucks, but experts say that some could also have a dark side.
Actually, they’re not all that eco-friendly, as even the government acknowledges. The EPA (http://epa.gov/cfl/cfl-hg.html) wants to argue (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls_mercury) that the release of mercury from CFLs in disposal is less than that released from the burning of the amount of coal one saves by using them. That may well be true overall, but not if one breaks in your house. At that point, you need to conduct an hours-long cleanup (http://epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html) — and even if you want to dispose of an unbroken CFL, it takes special disposal in most jurisdictions (http://epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html#important) due to the eco-unfriendly nature of CFLs.
And now, it takes special instructions to use them, too:
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http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/04/great-news-federally-permitted-lightbulbs-a-cancer-risk/
Great news: Federally-permitted lightbulbs a cancer risk posted at 1:01 pm on January 4, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Legislate in haste … repent at leisure. In their haste to rid Americans of the unconscionable plague of perfectly safe if somewhat inefficient incandescent lighting, politicians in Washington have forced us to adopt more expensive technology in its place. Compact flourescent lighting (CFLs) are already known to be a considerable disposal risk, thanks to the mercury used in them. A new study reported earlier this week by Miami’s CBS affiliate (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/01/02/study-eco-friendly-light-bulbs-may-put-health-at-risk/) warns of an operational risk as well — ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancers and even acute burns (via Katie Pavlich (http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/01/04/friday-not-so-fun-ecofriendly-lightbulbs-cause-cancer-n1478966)):
Every time you turn on the lights, you may be putting yourself at risk, according to a disturbing new study (http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/SBU_Study_Reveals_Harmful_Effects_of_CFL_Bulbs_to_ Skin.shtml).
Energy efficient bulbs are eco-friendly and can save you big bucks, but experts say that some could also have a dark side.
Actually, they’re not all that eco-friendly, as even the government acknowledges. The EPA (http://epa.gov/cfl/cfl-hg.html) wants to argue (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls_mercury) that the release of mercury from CFLs in disposal is less than that released from the burning of the amount of coal one saves by using them. That may well be true overall, but not if one breaks in your house. At that point, you need to conduct an hours-long cleanup (http://epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html) — and even if you want to dispose of an unbroken CFL, it takes special disposal in most jurisdictions (http://epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html#important) due to the eco-unfriendly nature of CFLs.
And now, it takes special instructions to use them, too:
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