"These are gonna last longer than any other bulbs. We're the government and we mandate it all. Believe us."

So I actually broke down and bought a few of the "new" curlique TOXIC MERCURY (now federally-mandated) light bulbs.

After LESS than one year, as you can see, one of those bulbs is gone. Done. Burned out.

So guess what? I threw it in my trash can and where my trash goes, nobody knows. That's between me and God. But I could hazard a guess that a toxic waste crew from FEMA or a HAZMAT team didn't come down from Heaven to visit and clean up. With an appended tax tab of $5,000 or more. Actually, where did I put it? I quite can't remember. Honestly!

Imagine that.

Let's review, for the obtuse amongst us:

New bulbs?

• Toxic; filled with mercury;
• Much more expensive;
• Promised to last, at minimum, twice as long as incandescent;
• Slow to acquire full brightness;
• Sometimes require an actual MINUTE or more to come to full light;
• Must be disposed-of with delicacy considering their toxic nature;

Yeah, that's great, Religious Leftists.

Hope you're quite fulfilled and satisfied. Because my bulb went into my PLASTIC BAGGED trash and will end up who-knows-where. Probably contaminating someone's landfill with the REST of the toxic FEDERALLY MANDATED piece-of-shit CFL nightmares. Or somewhere. I can't quite remember where I put it. Honestly!

1. CFLs: WORSE Than What They're Replacing
Many state governments (and Canada) have said we must all be incandescent bulb-free in four more years (by 2012) so waiting in the wings stands the CFL, otherwise known as the Compact Fluorescent Light (or Lamp). But what advocates of the CFL don't say is:

- CFLs don't produce immediate light; they must warm up;
- They cost up to TEN TIMES more than incandescents;
- Light produced by the CFL is harsher than incandescents;
- You can't just throw a CFL away, because:
- CFLs contain mercury -- hello? Anyone remember? Mercury is toxic? Dead fish anyone?
- CFLs may cause skin cancer;
- CFLs may set off migraines, dizziness, disorientation for those with epilepsy;
- CFLs cause pain to Lupus sufferers;
- CFLs aren't for bathrooms; humidity shortens their lifespan;
- Improper usage (track lighting, for example) may cause fires.

Remember when Brandy Bridges of Maine broke a CFL in her house? The cleanup cost her $2,000. She couldn't vacuum the carpet. The EPA had to test the air in her home. Recycling experts say solutions to disposal of CFLs is about five years away.

From Canada:

Are there any disadvantages?
- Yes. They cost more to buy.
- They can pose a fire hazard if the wrong bulb is used in the wrong place.
- They don't like power surges, so if your area is prone to electrical anomalies, you may not want to use them.
- And because of their mercury content, they should only be thrown out at a proper waste disposal site, an inconvenient stop for most.

My area is prone to numerous power surges and fluctuations. But Fornicalia isn't going to give me any choice in bulb, by 2012.

Smells to me of more emotive, ill-thought-out, feel-good Leftist Bullshit where the solution is worse than the problem ever could be.

Hey, how about $50 light bulbs?

Or a $50,000 CFL cleanup bill?

CFLs poison the environment.

They poison and kill the workers who assemble these bulbs.

Bottom line? I threw the CFL in the trash and replaced it with one incandescent 60-watt bulb which provided MORE illumination, IMMEDIATELY, and for a fraction of the cost. Or I didn't. I can't quite remember what the hell I did with that thing. Honestly!

Multiply ME times thousands per day.

A small personal and very intimate side-note to Obama and current EPA MussoliniHeads: fuck you.

BZ

P.S.
These ignorant imbeciles claim "green"? How about the BLACK of death and toxic ventures promulgated by a new generation of EMOs lacking actual facts?