Comments on: Be Sure To Buy Name Brand CFL Light Bulbs. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11145 John Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:51:38 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11145 Any bulb with any shape from any factory can get Energy Star rating as long as it passes indepentant lab testing as outlined by the EPA. 5 different twist bulbs from 5 different factories can all look different and still be Energy Star rated. If you look on the Energy Star website (www.energystar.gov), you'll see there are a lot more off-brand Energy Star bulbs than major brands. My only concern with these bulbs is the mercury content. Any bulb with any shape from any factory can get Energy Star rating as long as it passes indepentant lab testing as outlined by the EPA. 5 different twist bulbs from 5 different factories can all look different and still be Energy Star rated. If you look on the Energy Star website (www.energystar.gov), you’ll see there are a lot more off-brand Energy Star bulbs than major brands. My only concern with these bulbs is the mercury content.

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11064 David Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:11:36 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11064 If that was the case, all the bulbs with Energy Star on them would look the same. And I know for a fact that they don't, as I tested them myself. So while some bulbs are made in the same factory, some are not and sticking with name brand will ensure better quality. That does not hold true for everything ( I love generic stuff) but for these, the truth is in the pudding. If that was the case, all the bulbs with Energy Star on them would look the same. And I know for a fact that they don’t, as I tested them myself. So while some bulbs are made in the same factory, some are not and sticking with name brand will ensure better quality. That does not hold true for everything ( I love generic stuff) but for these, the truth is in the pudding.

]]> By: John http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11063 John Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:06:16 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/01/03/be-sure-to-buy-name-brand-cfl-light-bulbs/#comment-11063 Many off-brand CFL's are made in the same factories as the name-brand bulbs. In addition, not matter which brand, if it has the Energy Star rating, that means it passed extensive testing to get the rating. When you buy the name-brand bulbs, you're paying for the name. Many off-brand CFL’s are made in the same factories as the name-brand bulbs. In addition, not matter which brand, if it has the Energy Star rating, that means it passed extensive testing to get the rating.

When you buy the name-brand bulbs, you’re paying for the name.

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