Important Concerns With CFLs

I have been wary of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) and their dark secrets. This product is not the save-all and panacea it is being promoted and hyped as, and serious questions exist whether it is a better alternative to the incandescent bulb. I believe CFLs create a greater hazard to the environment than i-bulbs particularly when it comes to the mercury content in the CFLs and the ramifications of billions of those bulbs going into landfills and eventually seeping into the water table and food chain in time. GE is promising a new generation of CFLs in the next few years which are more environomentally responsible, but the better product on the horizon by about the same time will be LED lamp bulbs. They will probably be more expensive than CFLs initially but offer greater efficiency, durability, a longer life, and environmental thoughtfulnness. Right now and for the short term, CFLs raise too many question of their hazardous effects and consequences for this writer to embrace this relatively newer source of lighting for the next few years at least.

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