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General Discussion / CFL bulbs
« on: February 24, 2008, 10:02:43 AM »
Seeing as there has been a lot of news on these lately, it seems appropriate to make a discussion thread.
let me sum up the basics:
CFL bulbs use less energy. I know several people who use all CFL bulbs in their houses, and have noticed absolutely no change in energy bills. They give off more light, though its cold light. They contain harmful elements, so you can't throw them out when they burn out, and if you break one, your in danger, which also makes it MORE harmful to the environment. The government seems to think these are the greatest things in the world, which is the absolute opposite of what they really are. They made it a law to phase out the older lightbulbs, which have proven to be effective, and much less trouble than these awful CFLs.
As you can tell, I'm highly opposed to these pieces of crap. Thoughts?
let me sum up the basics:
CFL bulbs use less energy. I know several people who use all CFL bulbs in their houses, and have noticed absolutely no change in energy bills. They give off more light, though its cold light. They contain harmful elements, so you can't throw them out when they burn out, and if you break one, your in danger, which also makes it MORE harmful to the environment. The government seems to think these are the greatest things in the world, which is the absolute opposite of what they really are. They made it a law to phase out the older lightbulbs, which have proven to be effective, and much less trouble than these awful CFLs.
As you can tell, I'm highly opposed to these pieces of crap. Thoughts?
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