Q. How many Green dimwits does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Just a few, but millions to mop up the mercury.
I have been meaning to write about the madness of switching to so-called ‘low-energy bulbs’ - low energy compact fluorescent bulbs or lamps (CFLs) - for some time now. The idea that such a switch is ‘green’ can only have been thought up by a chandelier of dimwits hanging in a darkened room.
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I trust, Dear Reader, that you knew that these so called ‘green’ bulbs contain mercury. I have recently put the same question to three different gatherings of goodly folk [two of farmers, one of the WI - around 600 people in all], of which < 5% had any idea of the potential mercury risk. Here, yet again, we have an unintended consequence of unthinking ‘global warming’ madness.
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I should like to ask every reader of this blog to approach their local council to ask them precisely how they propose to re-cycle the mercury from CFLs? I bet there will be some wondrous silences, glorious obfuscation, total ignorance, and a mighty lot of waffle.
The Clock Is Ticking
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I dont know about the mercury content of these bulbs, but at the rate I have to change these so called long life bulbs, I suspect any energy I'm saving is swallowed up in the manufacture of the replacements many times over. I never had to change incandescant light bulbs so frequently. Costing 2-5 times the price I'm also sure its not a very economical choice.
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