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Paul Wheaton, CFLs and Huh?
CFL superiority is tested. Here is the report I ran across this blog post by Paul Wheaton, a Wyoming permaculturist (his main thrust is about agriculture that is fundamentally sustainable and permanent), decided to get financed and do some tests … Continue reading
The Mercury Connection – Fluorescent vs. Incandescent
The EPA’s power plant emission ruling makes fluorescents much worse mercury polluters than incandescents. This year the fluorescent light lobby has publicizing estimates that show that incandescent lights cause more mercury emission than fluorescents because they use more power. This … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Resources
Tagged CFL, coal burners, epa, Fluorescent light, mercury compounds, mercury releases, power plant emission
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Update — Fluorescent Lights / China
This is an update on the law banning incandescent lighting, see Using Fluorescent Lights -A Compilation. The New York Times (2011 Sep16) had an article by Keith Bradsher in the Business section, China Consolidates Grip on Rare Earths. The Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Bradsher, CFL, China, Fluorescent, incandescent, new york times, NYT, rare earths
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Using Fluorescents – A Compilation
This concludes the very long series evaluating our turn from incandescent to fluorescent lighting. This is a summary of the 6 posts. Acronyms:1. Efficiency Fluorescents-1 Efficiency From the manufacturers ratings, we found that CFL lamps used about 4 ½ times … Continue reading
Fluorescents-6 Environmental Impact
Mercury and heavy metals discarded into the waste stream have a strong impact on our ways of live. Here, we consider how discarding fluorescent lights impacts environmental contamination. This post is more heavily documented than our other posts because the … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged CFL, energy, environmental policy, Fluorescent, incandescent, mercury, mercury pollution, rare earths
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Fluorescents-4A: Flicker and UV
This is the fourth post in a series about compact fluorescent lights (CFL). We look at a number of different issues that have been raised, some may be true problems, some almost certainly are not “show stopper” issues. CFLs will … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Bob Tadeschi, CFL, flicker, Fluorescent, incandescent, new york times, NYT, UV
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Fluorescents-3: Not as bright as you think
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are mandated for the US market starting in January 2012. These bulbs certainly have good press; they are reputed to do wonderful things, nice green attributes. Here, we discuss probably the most serious problem with the … Continue reading
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Tagged CFL, CFL brightness, CFL lumens, CFL policy, Fluorescent, incandescent, lumen depreciation, lumen maintenance
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Fluorescents-2: Lifetime
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are mandated for the US market starting in January 2012. These bulbs certainly have good press; they are more efficient, last forever, give nice bright light, and modern CFLs can be dimmed and will turn on … Continue reading
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