Energy saving light bulb? do those things really save a lot of energy and are they a good start for going %26quot;Green%26quot;?

I use several of them in my house and they don%26#039;t really save all that much money or energy.

The ones I have only last about twice as long as incandescents, take a long time to warm up, cost ten times as much, and contain mercury which is an environmental hazard.

These lightbulbs are no more a solution than ethanol is a solution, and I am sure there will be negative consequences to their use that haven%26#039;t yet been foreseen.

for what I know, they are good and very helpful. like you might spend 60 dollars on it for your house, but guess what? you are saving the enviroment and saving money. Regular ones are cheaper and they uses lots of electric. But this one doesn%26#039;t and it saves you money. Like 80 dollars a month!! Isn%26#039;t that a good deal? ;]

THE CURLY ONE THAT THEY%26#039;VE BEEN ADVERTISING IS FLOURESCENT FROM WHAT I%26#039;VE READ AND FLOURESCENT IS BAD FOR YOUR EYES. EVEN IF THE POLITICIANS VOTE FOR EVERYONE TO USE THEM, I WONT. I FIGURE WHEN A POLITICIAN WANTS SOMETHING HE HAS STOCK IN IT. DIRECTIONS AND INGREDIENTS

They contain mercury which is a toxic heavy metal. By throwing these bulbs out, the mercury will leach into streams where it will be consumed by fish.

In time humans will no longer be able to consume fish. Only beef will be safe for consumption.

Yes the compact flourescent lightbulb can save you at least $50 a year in energy saving... meaning it DOES use less energy, also they last a lot longer than incandescent bulbs, up to 9 years for one bulb!

For those people who are anti flourescent bulbs I would suggest LED bulbs. They are a bit more expensive but they use 1/10th of the energy of a flourescent.

the fluoresenct are really good for the enviroment for that they use less energy than most lightbulbs and they last longer

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