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So, what’s the bigger danger to the American public: Al-Qaeda, or compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)?
If you follow the conservative punditry, online or off, it’s a tough call. Today’s (April 24) “Mallard Fillmore” comic strip is just the latest example of conservatives taking aim at these energy-saving bulbs, focusing primarily on the fact that CFLs contain mercury.
So, for Mallard Fillmore author Bruce Tinsley, Thomas Sowell, Rush Limbaugh (whose content is not publicly available) and the crowd at WorldNetDaily, let’s review the facts:
By Amy Stodghill •
August 29, 2007
Yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard this one. Change out your incandescents for the more energy efficient CFLs. But how many of you are actually doing it?
Making the switch to CFLs (compact flourescent lamps) will result in noticeable savings in your electricity bill. Plus, they last longer, produce more light, and emit less heat.
Want more good news about CFLs? They come in more than
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By David Anderson •
February 24, 2007
Thursday I attended the birth of what sponsors Yahoo! and AC Nielsen hope will be a grassroots movement to upgrade incandescent light bulbs to a new generation of CFL bulbs on a national scale, saving billions of dollars in the process. A grassroots campaign with corporate sponsors? Weird.
GO Contributor Michael d’Estries (who moonlights with us from Ecorazzi and GroovyGreen) was Johnny on the
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By Amy Stodghill •
February 1, 2007
California is known for having some progressive environmental policies - but banning the light bulb?
Los Angeles assemblyman Lloyd Levine is proposing to ban the incadescent light bulb in the state by 2012. Why? Because they are inefficient, they've been around for about 120 years, and they are inefficient.
What's the alternative? The compact flourescent light bulb of course! Or more lovingly referred to as the [...]
