tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post8504690993385250840..comments2024-03-27T15:43:53.969-04:00Comments on Adventures in Autism: More Good Information on How Bad CFLs AreGinger Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200286625735078479noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-73912038916388065522008-06-08T09:21:00.000-04:002008-06-08T09:21:00.000-04:00"Johnny 5", you might be able to help with this: T..."Johnny 5", you might be able to help with this: The GeoBulb (http://www.ccrane.com/geobulb/index.aspx) is one example of a LED-based light-bulb that, if the description is right, is not only safer in that it does not contain mercury or other toxic materials (at least not any that can easily get into the environment), lasts longer, uses less energy, and may run cooler than CFL bulbs.<BR/><BR/> The problem is that they run about $110 a pop. The may last a decade, but at $110 a light-bulb when the average home probably has at least 20 light-bulbs in it.. It isn't going to work until the price comes down - a LOT. The same thing was true with CFL bulbs as well. Not many people bought them until GE decided to get into the business in a big way.<BR/><BR/> So, how do we get some other big light-bulb company to invest in this in a BIG way? Not just production, but also R&D: I don't know whether LEDs can be made with amorphous silicon rather than crystalline silicon, but crystalline silicon costs a lot to produce, and competes with computer chips for usage. This is true with solar cells too: there is a person who figured out how to make solar cells with amorphous silicon - not only are they cheaper (by a factor of 2-4 as I recall), but they are also less fragile. Fragility isn't a problem with LEDs I don't think, but cost is.<BR/><BR/> So, where do we find a big, GREEN, light company? One competing with GE, as GE probably not going to drop everything they are doing with CFLs to do something good for the environment after all they have invested in the technology. Unless perhaps a shareholder revolt against CFLs could be started..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951570753949444116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-4530636673535996272008-06-04T21:20:00.000-04:002008-06-04T21:20:00.000-04:00General Electric has pledged to have new incandesc...General Electric has pledged to have new incandescents on the market in 2010 that are 4x as efficient as current incandescents but with NO mercury. Personally, I'm waiting for them.Barb Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319410110719466256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-84722936414248917932008-05-27T10:44:00.000-04:002008-05-27T10:44:00.000-04:00Krissy,This may not seem like a lot of mercury to ...Krissy,<BR/><BR/>This may not seem like a lot of mercury to you, but it is a massive amount to the parent of a child who can't process mercury out of their body.<BR/><BR/>Our kids are toxic sponges and breaking one of these in our homes represents a significant risk to our kids already compromised neurological health.<BR/><BR/>And we don't typically drop and smash our computers so that the mercury comes out of them.Ginger Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200286625735078479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-60127130383176919482008-05-27T10:37:00.000-04:002008-05-27T10:37:00.000-04:00Most CFLs today on the market contain less than 5m...Most CFLs today on the market contain less than 5mgs of mercury and there are CFL options out there that contain as little as 1.5mgs of mercury- which can hardly be called a “significant amounts of mercury” considering that many item in your home contain 100s of times more of mercury including your computer. Mercury levels in CFLs can never be “nonexistent” since mercury is a necessary component of a CFL and there is no other known element that is capable of replacing it. But CFLs actually prevent more mercury from entering the environment. According to the Union of Concerned Scientist, “a coal-fired power plant will emit about four times more mercury to keep an incandescent bulb glowing, compared with a CFL of the same light output”.Krissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737591633843536706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-53242059096431862252008-05-13T22:02:00.000-04:002008-05-13T22:02:00.000-04:00We were having an in-home evaluation done, and one...We were having an in-home evaluation done, and one of the therapists accidentally bumped into a lamp and knocked it over. I didn't realize that the CFL had broken until 45 minutes later when they left. Since learning about and experiencing the dangers first-hand, we have removed all bulbs and warned all of our friends and family. These bulbs are gravely dangerous and the propaganda promoting them is completely reckless.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903178899872780251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-28469021253796185592008-05-12T10:27:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:27:00.000-04:00Hi alli have commented about this before. In the U...Hi all<BR/>i have commented about this before. In the UK i was sent 6 of these by our power company through regular post.(in a unprotected and un-sealed cardboard box.) as a present!!<BR/>Looking at the "royal mail"s list of items that should not be sent these clearly qualify.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770271417085816878noreply@blogger.com