Posted by
Bob Wood aka TrekTek on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:29:26 PM
Today I learned some useful information about Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs (CFLs).
CFLs are manufactured in China.
Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in Kentucky.
CFLs have to be shipped to the United States on huge oil-burning cargo ships.
Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in Kentucky. Kentucky is
IN the United States.
CFLs provide manufacturing jobs for lots of otherwise unemployed Chinese.
Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in Kentucky, providing employment for Americans that will soon be unemployed thanks to Congress.
CFLs cost about ten times more to purchase, but may last a little longer and save some electricity.
Incandescent bulbs are a lot cheaper, and if one burns out, you replace it with another cheap one.
"If your ENERGY STAR qualified CFL product burns out before it should, look at the CFL base to find the manufacturer’s name. Visit the manufacturer’s web site to find the customer service contact information to inquire about a refund or replacement. Manufacturers producing ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs are required to offer at least a two-year limited warranty (covering manufacturer defects) for CFLs used at home. In the future, save your receipts to document the date of purchase." (This paragraph was quoted verbatim from the EPA document cited below.)
If your incandescent bulb burns out early, throw it in the trash and replace it with another one from Wally-world.
I also learned about the disposal of broken CFLs. As a public service, here is the Environmental Protection Agency's link to
Cleanup and Disposal Guidelines For Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs).
Check out the last step in cleanup and disposal:
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| Check with your local or state government about disposal requirements in your specific area. Some states do not allow such trash disposal. Instead, they require that broken and unbroken mercury-containing bulbs be taken to a local recycling center. |
CFLs require me to get in my gas-guzzling SUV and drive the dead carcusses to a recycling center, wasting gas and time, while putting additional pollutants in the air.
Incandescent bulbs go in the trash can at home.
CFLs are one of the cures to global warming... Just ask Congress!
Where is the sense in this insanity of CFLs?
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