“political correctness” – the conscious and deliberate ignorance of clear dangers to our communities and nation to appease irrational and abusive minority political influences.
Tag: CFL
False and Deceptive
Consumers and businesses are forced to buy folded fluorescent “CFL” bulbs and forbidden to buy incandescent. CFL bulbs were promised to last 11 years and be more environmentally responsible, but the opposite it true: they cost the environment more to make, contain hazardous chemicals that require special recycling, and last less than one year. Legislative changes are needed to force the manufacturers to comply with expectations for teh CFL environmental safety and 11 year life, and to provide consumers with a rational way to recycle expended CFL bulbs and receive replacement of CFL bulbs that last less than the promised 11 years.
LED Lighting: advent of the “bulb-less” Lighting Appliance
Will $60 LED bulbs be the new green incandescent? http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17788178 The price and carbon terrorism is so extreme — CFLs last 1-3 months, not 10 years. I have a pile on my work bench. And they hurt us more in the manufacturing and contain Hg. The law does not even force retailers to take back…