Comments on: Who Is Behind The Fear Mongering Over CFL Light Bulbs?

By: Making Your New Construction or Old Home More Green | The Good Human

Making Your New Construction or Old Home More Green | The Good Human — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:01:25 +0000

[...] and reduce power plant emissions, all while having to go buy light bulbs so often. Ignore the fear-mongering over CFL bulbs and change out those old incandescents for [...]

By: How And Where To Recycle CFL Light Bulbs | The Good Human

How And Where To Recycle CFL Light Bulbs | The Good Human — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:01:20 +0000

[...] if you by chance break one of these bulbs in your home. I have written about where some of the fear-mongering over CFLs comes from, along with debunking the idea that CFLs are as dangerous as some say, but just wanted [...]

By: Giveaway: Four Copies Of 'The Healthy Home' | The Good Human

Giveaway: Four Copies Of 'The Healthy Home' | The Good Human — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:00:38 +0000

[...] While I did enjoy the book, my only issue with it came from some rather silly scare tactics about CFL light bulbs. Sure, there is mercury in them; we all know that by now. But the truth is that compact fluorescent light bulbs use up to 75% less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescents, and if every home in America replaced just one incandescent bulb with a single CFL, in one year it would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes. The Environmental Health Watch says that “the overall mercury exposure from coal-fired power plants is very substantially reduced by use of CFLs” so I am not as much concerned with breaking a bulb in my home as much as I am about reducing the demand for more coal-fired power plants required when people don’t reduce their energy dependence at home. For more information on CFLs and any potential hazards, check out my posts Are CFL light bulbs dangerous? and who is behind the fear mongering over CFL bulbs. [...]

By: Are CFL Light Bulbs Dangerous? | The Good Human

Are CFL Light Bulbs Dangerous? | The Good Human — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:01:40 +0000

[...] HazMat team in to clean up a broken lightbulb. And when those speaking out against CFL’s are gas, oil, drug, and cigarette companies, you really have to question their [...]