Dear List Member of FSB
Our South African parastatal energy provider ESKOM has recently embarked on a Demand Side Management programme for both households and businesses to fi…
I just saw this article - it has a pretty good comparison of 5 brands of bulbs by price, claimed lumens, actual lumens, efficiency and run up time (how long it takes to get to ful…
I'd like to suggest two web sites for people trying to figure out which bulb is good in which application: http://www.nvisioncfl.com/products.aspx - this is the Home Depot brand,…
For those of you that have done a light bulb swap on a university or college campus (or any large-scale exchange campaign) in which residents are given CFLs in exchange for incand…
Hi Folks:
I've missed the thread about "high-impact actions," but I wanted to chime in on CFL bulbs. It's a mistake to consider CFL distribution as an end. As in "We've done o…
Has anyone looked at barriers and benefits to householders around the recycling of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)? Please point me to any available research.
Thank you.
D…
Florida DEP has recently posted a press release on compact fluorescent lamp usage and spill clean up. Our lab also did a modeling study to show how quickly mercury vapors can be e…
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has published an article about CFL bulbs and mercury. It's in response to recent worries from consumers regarding the health effects of CF…
Now that some countries and states are considering the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs and the substitution with more efficient sources, for now fluorescents, no doubt. If y…
I sent a post which started a chain of messages about scare stories of mercury in CFLs. . I would guess that a majority of homes in America have had fluorescent lights in them fo…
