http://weetbix.bunnzy.org/2008/06/20/asshole-green-party-owe-me-money/ pwnd Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://weetbix.bunnzy.org/2008/06/20/asshole-green-party-owe-me-money/comment-page-1/#comment-6378 John(Yankee) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:34:04 +0000 http://weetbix.oldgamemusic.com/2008/06/20/asshole-green-party-owe-me-money/#comment-6378 The same thing is happening over here bunz, and people ARE hoarding incandescent bulbs. Why not, when they cost aproximately 25¢ apiece vs $1-$6 for the CFLs. I have yet to have a CFL last a year. We do have a dimmable version over here, I believe they require a special switch. And some are out that give off a cooler, more yellow light. Big whoopie! CFLs are made by hand in China by workers who make around 9¢ per hour while being exposed to Mercury Vapor on a daily basis. The first CFL I bought came wrapped in a non-recyclable clam shell casing roughly the size of a small shoe box. What is eco-friendly about that? I typically buy incandescent bulbs in which are typically packaged in recyclable cardboard boxes. Many rural areas have no drop-off for burned out CFLs. Now where do you suppose these will end up? As each CFL contains five milligrams of mercury, at the "safety" standard of 300 nanograms per cubic meter, it would take 16,667 cubic meters of soil to "safely" contain all the mercury in a single CFL. I'm waiting to see what LEDs will do. Hmmm, no danger there. The same thing is happening over here bunz, and people ARE hoarding incandescent bulbs. Why not, when they cost aproximately 25¢ apiece vs $1-$6 for the CFLs.
I have yet to have a CFL last a year. We do have a dimmable version over here, I believe they require a special switch. And some are out that give off a cooler, more yellow light. Big whoopie!
CFLs are made by hand in China by workers who make around 9¢ per hour while being exposed to Mercury Vapor on a daily basis.
The first CFL I bought came wrapped in a non-recyclable clam shell casing roughly the size of a small shoe box. What is eco-friendly about that? I typically buy incandescent bulbs in which are typically packaged in recyclable cardboard boxes.
Many rural areas have no drop-off for burned out CFLs. Now where do you suppose these will end up? As each CFL contains five milligrams of mercury, at the “safety” standard of 300 nanograms per cubic meter, it would take 16,667 cubic meters of soil to “safely” contain all the mercury in a single CFL. I’m waiting to see what LEDs will do. Hmmm, no danger there.

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