Comments on: The Quest for a long-lasting, low-mercury CFL bulbs — that’s pleasant to look at too http://greenlagirl.com/the-quest-for-a-long-lasting-low-mercury-cfl-bulbs-thats-pleasant-to-look-at-too/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/the-quest-for-a-long-lasting-low-mercury-cfl-bulbs-thats-pleasant-to-look-at-too/comment-page-1/#comment-477728 Siel Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:46:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=6053#comment-477728 It really is great to see CFLs coming on the market with less mercury. I do wish Popular Science or another major publication that has the time / money to do serious side by side comparisons of CFL bulbs could put together an article that factors in both mercury levels and effectiveness / prettiness of the light so it'd be easier for green thinking consumers to make smart choices.... It really is great to see CFLs coming on the market with less mercury. I do wish Popular Science or another major publication that has the time / money to do serious side by side comparisons of CFL bulbs could put together an article that factors in both mercury levels and effectiveness / prettiness of the light so it’d be easier for green thinking consumers to make smart choices….

]]> By: Martin Podjski http://greenlagirl.com/the-quest-for-a-long-lasting-low-mercury-cfl-bulbs-thats-pleasant-to-look-at-too/comment-page-1/#comment-477157 Martin Podjski Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:32:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=6053#comment-477157 No, I'm not the other commentator (his name is Martin, too), but just wanted to make a comment. Recently, probably in the last year or so, there have been CFL bulbs that are made with better manufacturing and better components, and have a lot less mercury in them than those of a few years ago. These ones: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_hi?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tools&field-brandtextbin=Clear-Lite are reasonably priced and say that they: "Clear-Lite Natural Light ECO CFLs are designed to be Earth Friendlier and use Premium Components such as Lead Free Glass, Lead Free PC Board, Lead Free ECO Base and Amalgam" and it seems they are much better for the environment. And I've seen other brands with better environment claims, too No, I’m not the other commentator (his name is Martin, too), but just wanted to make a comment. Recently, probably in the last year or so, there have been CFL bulbs that are made with better manufacturing and better components, and have a lot less mercury in them than those of a few years ago. These ones:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_hi?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tools&field-brandtextbin=Clear-Lite

are reasonably priced and say that they: “Clear-Lite Natural Light ECO CFLs are designed to be Earth Friendlier and use Premium Components such as Lead Free Glass, Lead Free PC Board, Lead Free ECO Base and Amalgam” and it seems they are much better for the environment. And I’ve seen other brands with better environment claims, too

]]> By: Martin http://greenlagirl.com/the-quest-for-a-long-lasting-low-mercury-cfl-bulbs-thats-pleasant-to-look-at-too/comment-page-1/#comment-414408 Martin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:56:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=6053#comment-414408 I'm presently living in a developing country and I am reluctant about buying any CFL bulbs because the market is filled with substandard everything. Now that I see the argument about power generation spewing mercury into the environment, I might have to rethink things yet again. I’m presently living in a developing country and I am reluctant about buying any CFL bulbs because the market is filled with substandard everything. Now that I see the argument about power generation spewing mercury into the environment, I might have to rethink things yet again.

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