New Light Bulbs in Plain English

Our city use nuclear power to power our city. CFL contains mercury which is hazard to the enviroment. I never have problems with incandesce bulbs. It last so far 2 years and never burn out.

Light bubls cost 60 cents? Cfl cost 4 dollars? And cfl last 13 times longer? People have thier lights on 24/7?

All lies. I can go all over this city and buy bulbs 4 for a dollar. I would be tested to find a good supply of cfls for 4 dollars each. Do cfls last 13 times longer than incandescent bulbs? One quarter to one third of cfls fail to meet advertised life expectancy. Do you or anyone you know leave thier lights on 24/7?




So why cfls? Just another elitist telling you what to do!

if they don't want us eating CFL lights then why do they make them look like Cinnamon Twists.

Amazing reading these comments, americans are soooooo fucking stupid omg. This new bulb is using LESS energy!!!! Enough said stop bitching about mercury, its the same amount as a pinhead.....your plasma tv has mercury, your old teeth fillings have mercury....thermometers have it ect ect....get over your stupid old nasty bulbs will be illegal soon anyway you dumb fucks

I hate these CFL bulbs. You stumble in the dark while the bulb slowly lights up to full capacity and end up falling, breaking your bones, and becoming less fuel efficient all around. The higher toxicity of the materials is criminal. Maybe there is a place for these in an industrial setting - but to mandate them for everyday use and BAN the good bulbs is like the 20ies alcohol prohibition all over again. Finding a decent lightbulb is now like hunting for truffles. What a nightmare.

The CFL bulbs and their promises are as phony as the guy humming in this video.

The video depicts having to purchase numberous incandescent bulbs. After all who keeps one light on 24/7? It is completely unrealistic.

Additionally, why hasn't it been mentioned that the bulbs light can be harmful? Some people including migrane sufferers cannot tolerate the CFL's. There are other health conditions which these bulbs can increase illness such as Brucella, Borellia (Lyme disease) and more.

I use light bulbs for moisture reduction on my boat and raising baby chicks the Greenpeace dictated light bulbs do not meet my needs

What this video completely fails to mention is the toxic mercury and phosphors used in CFLs.

Break a CFL and one has a serious toxic pollution problem in the house, which requires specialist professional clean-up procedures. Break a conventional incandescent bulb and it's only broken glass.

Also it takes significantly more energy to make a CFL in the first place. Maybe as much energy as the CFL is supposed to be saving during it's lifetime.

The future is with solid-state LED lighting.

Guess what you still are using coal to heat and light your home. By changing your lights make no difference! The government is just taxing you for using a little more power. 15 Dollars is not much savings considering you spent it on one of those CFL's. I think for first year of CFL you Save a dime. The bulb has to last two years to just brake even on cost by then you replaced it two times. I reather use an earth friendly glass light no chemicals plus you look human and not sick in the light.