Topic Posted by: Elie
Date Posted: Mon Jul 14 1:44:40 2008
Additional Comments: There is a law which in a few years will only allow mercury light bulbs to be sold. There is a congresswoman who is trying to repeal the phase-out of conventional light bulbs.
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs save energy & emit less greenhouse gasses. I've switched all of mine over. I haven't had one burn out yet, so I haven't had to worry about disposal. I do remember playing with a glass thermometer as a kid & getting a kick out of the balls of mercury that came out of them if they broke. The CFL bulbs contain very small amounts of mercury. You probably ingest more every time you eat a tuna sandwich.
Posted by: Barnabas Collins Date posted: Mon Jul 14 15:45:25 2008
Message: We still use candles in the Old House. Miss Winters finds it more ... romantic.
Posted by: Cassies grandma Date posted: Mon Jul 14 12:02:38 2008
Message:
Here is some information about them. They are better then incandescents.
ALL ABOUTLIGHTBULBS
Posted by: Pronoun Date posted: Mon Jul 14 11:15:31 2008
Message: I wish someone would tell us what is happening with all that mercury once we throw them out.
