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The poisoning of our childrens childrens
This is my opinion on these new fangled light bulbs !! You can look about anywhere and find an aluminum can recycling place or kiosk. Our Government and politicians, are pushing the issue that these NEW light bulbs are ''green'' devices that make our environment cleaner. Why didn't SOMEONE first make sure that were places certified to accept these ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by sparkymarty on February 9, 2008
Compact Florescent Light Bulbs
I would like to know if there are any studies of the complete energy costs of the CFL's against the standard bulb. This would need to include the energy costs to mine all needed raw materials and the manufacture of all components. Everyone seems to ignore all the things that are in the base of the CFL's. Then there is the disposal problems that ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by acorn on February 8, 2008
Compact fluorescent light bulbs
Not only do we not like the light they produce they take more energy if you turn them on for less than fifteen minutes at a time. A lot of times I am not in a room that long and I turn the light out when leaving a room. We find we have much more eye strain when using them than other light bulbs. Eye strain leading to head aches! Don't like head ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by kldkslate on February 8, 2008
CFL Fraud
The real problem with CFLs is that the wattages are artificially inflated. The reason they cost less to operate is because they only put out half as much light as their equivalent wattage incandecent bulbs. The same savings could be achieved by substituting 60 watt incandecent bulbs for 100 watt ones - with the same result - less ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by johnjohn2 on February 8, 2008
Incandescent vs. CFLs
My problem with CFLs is not so much one of nostalgia, but one of health and sanity. I have a condition which causes me to see the flicker of CFLs, CRTs, and LEDs much more than most people do. They drive me nuts! Think of how life would be in a constant strobe room. That's it for me. Incandescents have much less affect on ...
Posted to Fraywatch by Gyrobug08 on February 8, 2008
Disposing of CFL'S
It is so funny that I open my yahoo to this article today. I just wrote about how to properly dispose of these in my blog</a> a couple <br>of days ago. Another way to find out if there is a recycling center near you is to go to http://www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling . One thing you don't mention, which every website I looked at concerning ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by ldbeams on February 8, 2008
Important! IMAGINE THIS!
Imagine this! Take a normal home for instance. An average home has 5-7 rooms. Each room needs some sort of light... Lets say that a manufacturer creates a single solor panel to light one room. This would be something you could by for $100 -$200 at a hardware store.. Kind of like buying a Stove. You buy 7 of these solar panels and attach them above ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by mulkins2008 on February 8, 2008
Disposing of CFL'S
It is so funny that I open my yahoo to this article today. I just wrote about how to properly dispose of these in my <a href=''http://www.lauriannsnewlife.blogspot.com''>blog</a> a couple <br>of days ago. Another way to find out if there is a recycling center near you is to go to http://www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling . One thing you ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by ldbeams on February 8, 2008
Re: Used the bulb, hated the light, tossed it.
From the article: The last, desperate swipe at CFLs—as elucidated by the Lantern's colleague last week—is that their light is cold and dreadful. Perhaps this was true in years past, but the Lantern just doesn't see it anymore'' So because the Lantern can't see it, it isn't there. I wonder if the Lantern ever saw it in the first place. Look ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by jfinlayson on February 8, 2008
Re: What about the whole "airflow" requirement?
GearheadGeek:I don't know how much stock I'd put in this airflow requirement. They generate so much less heat than incandescents that I'd expect them to work in most fixtures (closed or not) that are designed for incandescents. I was hoping the same thing, so I gave them a try. Unfortunately, the airflow requirement is real and ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by jfinlayson on February 8, 2008

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