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Light bulbs on the Colbert Report

March 10, 2011March 11, 2011 David Shiffman 2 Comments

Uncategorized

Last year, we wrote about the bizarre “save the light bulb” movement. The issue hasn’t gone away. Far Right politicians continue to actively resist energy efficiency. This Wednesday’s episode of the Colbert Report covered the light bulb “controversy”.

Compact Fluorescent Lights, Energy, and Mercury

September 25, 2010September 26, 2010 Andrew Thaler 38 Comments

Conservation, Science

We recieved several responses to Dave’s post this week on the bizarre “Save the Light Bulb” movement. A movement that seeks to ban energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFL) and return to the old, energy expensive, incandescent bulbs. The primary critique is that CFL’s contain mercury, and thus, any environmental benefit is negated by mercury exposure when the bulbs break or are thrown out.