You may be murdered in your own home, but at least you can be proud that you died in a town with a "green footprint". That seems to be the message from Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman and her "council leadership" of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys and Shanie Shields.
Perhaps the prostitutes hawking their wares on Rt. 13 can start giving out LED light bulbs with each "half and half". Maybe the city can use YOUR TAX DOLLARS to subsidize the program. Read More ...
Perhaps the prostitutes hawking their wares on Rt. 13 can start giving out LED light bulbs with each "half and half". Maybe the city can use YOUR TAX DOLLARS to subsidize the program. Read More ...
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those light bulbs DO NOT change your electric rates ONE LITTLE BIT. WE had them for 5 years. Had to replace them as frequently as the incandescents, and you can't use them outside. (well, you can, but they don't last as long as indoors.)And they don't offer much in the way of light, although they're supposed to be brighter. THEY'RE NOT.
And they are a problem with releasing MERCURY when disposed. Good grief, not too long ago, a school was closed because someone broke a thermometer.
Last time I voted, the "free" country I lived in allowed me to choose my own form of lighting.
We have ceiling florescents and 60 watts or less in all fixtures. Guess what, I've just replaced 30 year old incandescent 40 watts bulbs. Not because they burned out, but just in principle. Don't tell me everyone is going to buy into this FARSE! (Some high up must own stock in mfg. of these abominations.)
lets paint her GREEN...only if we live, eh?
The first instruction on cleaning up a LED bulb is to clear the room. I saw a you tube of a senator holding one up in the Capitol saying that if he dropped it and it broke it would be prudent to clear the Hart Senate Building. I wish I had forwarded that to ya.
Are you talking about LED, light emitting diodes or CFB, compact flourescent bulbs? I don't believe mercury is used in LED lighting, I could be wrong.
Maybe Mack Malone will chime in on this. Anyone know how to contact him?
All Things Considered, Feb.15, 2007
The Environmental Protection Agency and some large business, including Wal-Mart, are aggressively promoting the sale of compact fluorescent light bulbs as a way to save energy and fight global warming. They want Americans to buy many millions of them over the coming years.
But the bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin, and the companies and federal government haven't come up with effective ways to get Americans to recycle them.
"The problem with the bulbs is that they'll break before they get to the landfill. They'll break in containers, or they'll break in a dumpster or they'll break in the trucks. Workers may be exposed to very high levels of mercury when that happens," says John Skinner, executive director of the Solid Waste Association of North America, the trade group for the people who handle trash and recycling.
Skinner says when bulbs break near homes, they can contaminate the soil.
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, and it's especially dangerous for children and fetuses. Most exposure to mercury comes from eating fish contaminated with mercury,
Some states, cities and counties have outlawed putting CFL bulbs in the trash, but in most states the practice is legal.
The mercury level in a CFL is minimal and controlled by the lamp manufacturers. The volume in one household is also minimal.
We have been dealing with mercury for many years in the Lighting Industry. I had stated this back on 9-11 when the Twin Towers went down. Those breathing the air are certain to have VERY serious issues in the future, many already have and have no clue what's wrong. There were millions of fluorescent lamps in those buildings.
The sky is NOT falling when it comes to CFL's, believe me.
HAVING to have CFLs is what's disturbing...
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