New Labour / EU push toxic light bulbs on consumers (31Aug09)

New Labour enforce EUSSR law that means that consumers will no longer be able to buy 100 Watt "traditional" light bulbs because it's claimed they are environmentally unfriendly, instead people will be forced to buy toxic Mercury filled "eco friendly" light bulbs. 60 Watt light bulbs are next on the hit list to be banned.

The new "eco friendly" light bulbs don't give out as much light as a traditional bulb, and are toxic if smashed thanks to Mercury, and have to be treated as hazardous waste whether broken or not.

Recorded from BBC News, 31 August 2009.

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[AboutHreinzi]

It doesn't matter if the light bulbs take no energy at all its the fact that government is telling us how we should spend our money into watt and how

i dont give a rat ass about any light bulb i do give rat ass when some ones telling me how i should run my life

[evisceratednation]

Mercury= Poison

[zackrowe1]

@evisceratednation mercury is in every injection of supposed innoculation meds given to babies /adults as a preservant. flu, chicken pox small pox, swine flu. etc. just to kill ur brain more. its another name for mercury starting wiht a "T"

[iisadoraf]

fuck all goverments dont buy the shitt that makes you sick

[arthur1411]

I am an electrician and much of my work (less than it was) now involves installing halogen downlights into houses that previously had incandescent bulbs.

Rooms that were once lit by a 60w bulb are now illuminated by six 50w bulbs(5 x carbon emissions).

Is this another case of EU unintended consequences or vested interest?

[evisceratednation]

Ah, i see now "THEY" want us poisoned!!!

[col13x]

energy efficient ... HA .... that's a joke... when free energy, completely free non polluting energy has been available ( but hidden ) for over 100 years. The technology was created by Nikola Tesla. Wanna see how deep the rabbit hole goes ?¿? !!! Research Nikola Tesla.

[8573458]

@pyrorecipelist yeah and they're like 100 dollars a bulb.

[pyrorecipelist]

@JustCallMeBen are these LED bulbs available in america?

[rolibiker]

Dont buy Eco bulbs they are crap , they need a time to be bright , they are verry expensive , they give u Headaches im not joking !!!