US Government is phasing out incandescent light bulbs...

> This evening on ABC News there was a report that the US government  
> was phasing out incandescent light bulbs.  It told of how a Sylvania  
> plant in PA was shifting over from incandescents to bulbs that look  
> like old bulbs but actually have mini halogen lamps inside of them.  
> I don't know about you, but the mini flourescents make me really  
> sick (worse than the regular sized flourescents) and I have a friend  
> who doesn't get sick from cell phones, but gets sick from halogen  
> lamps. It's ghastly, what goes on... Whatever happened to options?  
> Here we have the government making all these decisions without input  
> from consumers or taxpayers.
>
> It's like they've already decided and we're maybe starting to catch  
> a whiff of the plan as it unfolds.  Most people still don't realize  
> the changes that are being made in the name of energy  
> sustainability. And let us be certain, this new found green  
> consciousness seems to care very little about the eco-systems its  
> development is challenging.  The plot thickens...
>
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> This evening on ABC News there was a report that the US government
> was phasing out incandescent light bulbs. It told of how a Sylvania
> plant in PA was shifting over from incandescents to bulbs that look
> like old bulbs but actually have mini halogen lamps inside of them.
> I don't know about you, but the mini flourescents make me really
> sick (worse than the regular sized flourescents) and I have a friend
> who doesn't get sick from cell phones, but gets sick from halogen
> lamps. It's ghastly, what goes on... Whatever happened to options?
> Here we have the government making all these decisions without input
> from consumers or taxpayers.
>
> It's like they've already decided and we're maybe starting to catch
> a whiff of the plan as it unfolds. Most people still don't realize
> the changes that are being made in the name of energy
> sustainability. And let us be certain, this new found green
> consciousness seems to care very little about the eco-systems its
> development is challenging. The plot thickens...
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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>

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> So are those the curly light bulbs being sold now in replacement. cfl's?
> Loni
>
> --- On Sun, 4/24/11, Esther LeSieur <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> From: Esther LeSieur <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] US Government is phasing out incandescent light
> bulbs...
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 5:17 AM
>
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> Besides which, most people don't realize the compact fluorescent light
> bulbs have mercury in them. If they break in your home, you need to
> have a HazMat team come in to clean it up. Not good in homes where
> children may knock lamps over, but anyone could drop a bulb while
> changing one and suddenly your home becomes a hazardous site.
>
> Also, they are terrible for the environment. They must be disposed of
> as hazardous waste. Most people will just throw them in the trash
> because they either don't have a hazardous waste disposal collection
> by their waste management company, or they just don't know. People
> are told if they can't dispose of them at a hazardous waste facility,
> they should wrap them in newspaper and put them in the trash! A lot
> of good that's going to do in our landfills when they get broken, and
> the mercury eventually leaches into our water supply. Plus what about
> breakage in the garbage trucks and the waste collectors who are
> exposed to the mercury? So in the name of energy savings, our health
> is being put at risk and our environment will be further polluted.
> Don't we have enough mercury filled fish already?
>
> I absolutely cannot tolerate fluorescent lights of any kind, including
> the CFL's. Even my eye doctor has written an article in her
> newsletter relating the eye strain they cause. I'm trying to stock up
> on incandescents for the next 15 years, being optimistic that I'm
> going to live that long.
>
> The phaseout is going to happen from 2012 to 2014, with the 100 watt
> bulbs being eliminated first. Already, Target in my area (S.F. Bay
> Area) isn't selling them any more and they are very hard to find.
> They seem to be replacing all the incandescent bulbs with the halogen
> ones as they sell out their stock.
>
> I've read that halogen bulbs are bad for a you, too. EMF's I think,
> but I'd have to check. I have a halogen pole lamp I'm planning on
> replacing.
>
> gomma
>
> On Apr 22, 2011, at 4:22 PM, pamela clemonts wrote:
>
> > This evening on ABC News there was a report that the US government
> > was phasing out incandescent light bulbs. It told of how a Sylvania
> > plant in PA was shifting over from incandescents to bulbs that look
> > like old bulbs but actually have mini halogen lamps inside of them.
> > I don't know about you, but the mini flourescents make me really
> > sick (worse than the regular sized flourescents) and I have a friend
> > who doesn't get sick from cell phones, but gets sick from halogen
> > lamps. It's ghastly, what goes on... Whatever happened to options?
> > Here we have the government making all these decisions without input
> > from consumers or taxpayers.
> >
> > It's like they've already decided and we're maybe starting to catch
> > a whiff of the plan as it unfolds. Most people still don't realize
> > the changes that are being made in the name of energy
> > sustainability. And let us be certain, this new found green
> > consciousness seems to care very little about the eco-systems its
> > development is challenging. The plot thickens...
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> The light bulbs with the mini halogens inside may be OK.
> I think I have reacted to some because the filament vibrates in
> some cases.  The halogens that cause the most problems
> are the low voltage ones, because they are usually powered
> by a SMPS and/or dimmer switch.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Loni <loni326@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > So are those the curly light bulbs being sold now in replacement. cfl's?
> > Loni
> >
> > --- On Sun, 4/24/11, Esther LeSieur <gomma@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: Esther LeSieur <gomma@...>
> > Subject: Re: [eSens] US Government is phasing out incandescent light
> > bulbs...
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 5:17 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Besides which, most people don't realize the compact fluorescent light
> > bulbs have mercury in them. If they break in your home, you need to
> > have a HazMat team come in to clean it up. Not good in homes where
> > children may knock lamps over, but anyone could drop a bulb while
> > changing one and suddenly your home becomes a hazardous site.
> >
> > Also, they are terrible for the environment. They must be disposed of
> > as hazardous waste. Most people will just throw them in the trash
> > because they either don't have a hazardous waste disposal collection
> > by their waste management company, or they just don't know. People
> > are told if they can't dispose of them at a hazardous waste facility,
> > they should wrap them in newspaper and put them in the trash! A lot
> > of good that's going to do in our landfills when they get broken, and
> > the mercury eventually leaches into our water supply. Plus what about
> > breakage in the garbage trucks and the waste collectors who are
> > exposed to the mercury? So in the name of energy savings, our health
> > is being put at risk and our environment will be further polluted.
> > Don't we have enough mercury filled fish already?
> >
> > I absolutely cannot tolerate fluorescent lights of any kind, including
> > the CFL's. Even my eye doctor has written an article in her
> > newsletter relating the eye strain they cause. I'm trying to stock up
> > on incandescents for the next 15 years, being optimistic that I'm
> > going to live that long.
> >
> > The phaseout is going to happen from 2012 to 2014, with the 100 watt
> > bulbs being eliminated first. Already, Target in my area (S.F. Bay
> > Area) isn't selling them any more and they are very hard to find.
> > They seem to be replacing all the incandescent bulbs with the halogen
> > ones as they sell out their stock.
> >
> > I've read that halogen bulbs are bad for a you, too. EMF's I think,
> > but I'd have to check. I have a halogen pole lamp I'm planning on
> > replacing.
> >
> > gomma
> >
> > On Apr 22, 2011, at 4:22 PM, pamela clemonts wrote:
> >
> > > This evening on ABC News there was a report that the US government
> > > was phasing out incandescent light bulbs. It told of how a Sylvania
> > > plant in PA was shifting over from incandescents to bulbs that look
> > > like old bulbs but actually have mini halogen lamps inside of them.
> > > I don't know about you, but the mini flourescents make me really
> > > sick (worse than the regular sized flourescents) and I have a friend
> > > who doesn't get sick from cell phones, but gets sick from halogen
> > > lamps. It's ghastly, what goes on... Whatever happened to options?
> > > Here we have the government making all these decisions without input
> > > from consumers or taxpayers.
> > >
> > > It's like they've already decided and we're maybe starting to catch
> > > a whiff of the plan as it unfolds. Most people still don't realize
> > > the changes that are being made in the name of energy
> > > sustainability. And let us be certain, this new found green
> > > consciousness seems to care very little about the eco-systems its
> > > development is challenging. The plot thickens...
> > >
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> The light bulbs with the mini halogens inside may be OK.
> I think I have reacted to some because the filament vibrates in
> some cases. The halogens that cause the most problems
> are the low voltage ones, because they are usually powered
> by a SMPS and/or dimmer switch.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Loni <loni326@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > So are those the curly light bulbs being sold now in replacement. cfl's?
> > Loni
> >
> > --- On Sun, 4/24/11, Esther LeSieur <gomma@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: Esther LeSieur <gomma@...>
> > Subject: Re: [eSens] US Government is phasing out incandescent light
> > bulbs...
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 5:17 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Besides which, most people don't realize the compact fluorescent light
> > bulbs have mercury in them. If they break in your home, you need to
> > have a HazMat team come in to clean it up. Not good in homes where
> > children may knock lamps over, but anyone could drop a bulb while
> > changing one and suddenly your home becomes a hazardous site.
> >
> > Also, they are terrible for the environment. They must be disposed of
> > as hazardous waste. Most people will just throw them in the trash
> > because they either don't have a hazardous waste disposal collection
> > by their waste management company, or they just don't know. People
> > are told if they can't dispose of them at a hazardous waste facility,
> > they should wrap them in newspaper and put them in the trash! A lot
> > of good that's going to do in our landfills when they get broken, and
> > the mercury eventually leaches into our water supply. Plus what about
> > breakage in the garbage trucks and the waste collectors who are
> > exposed to the mercury? So in the name of energy savings, our health
> > is being put at risk and our environment will be further polluted.
> > Don't we have enough mercury filled fish already?
> >
> > I absolutely cannot tolerate fluorescent lights of any kind, including
> > the CFL's. Even my eye doctor has written an article in her
> > newsletter relating the eye strain they cause. I'm trying to stock up
> > on incandescents for the next 15 years, being optimistic that I'm
> > going to live that long.
> >
> > The phaseout is going to happen from 2012 to 2014, with the 100 watt
> > bulbs being eliminated first. Already, Target in my area (S.F. Bay
> > Area) isn't selling them any more and they are very hard to find.
> > They seem to be replacing all the incandescent bulbs with the halogen
> > ones as they sell out their stock.
> >
> > I've read that halogen bulbs are bad for a you, too. EMF's I think,
> > but I'd have to check. I have a halogen pole lamp I'm planning on
> > replacing.
> >
> > gomma
> >
> > On Apr 22, 2011, at 4:22 PM, pamela clemonts wrote:
> >
> > > This evening on ABC News there was a report that the US government
> > > was phasing out incandescent light bulbs. It told of how a Sylvania
> > > plant in PA was shifting over from incandescents to bulbs that look
> > > like old bulbs but actually have mini halogen lamps inside of them.
> > > I don't know about you, but the mini flourescents make me really
> > > sick (worse than the regular sized flourescents) and I have a friend
> > > who doesn't get sick from cell phones, but gets sick from halogen
> > > lamps. It's ghastly, what goes on... Whatever happened to options?
> > > Here we have the government making all these decisions without input
> > > from consumers or taxpayers.
> > >
> > > It's like they've already decided and we're maybe starting to catch
> > > a whiff of the plan as it unfolds. Most people still don't realize
> > > the changes that are being made in the name of energy
> > > sustainability. And let us be certain, this new found green
> > > consciousness seems to care very little about the eco-systems its
> > > development is challenging. The plot thickens...
> > >
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