Studies Warn Of Mercury Risk In Energy-Saving Bulbs
thebostonchannel.com
BOSTON — Energy-saving, spiral fluorescent bulbs that may help in the battle against global warming could pose a health risk to babies, small children and pregnant women, according to two new studies.
The Vermont-based Mercury Policy Project study showed the bulbs pose a threat of mercury poisoning if they break, prompting the federal Environmental Protection Agency and both Massachusetts and Vermont to revise recommendations for where homeowners should use the bulbs. (more…)
Don’t tell this to the folks in my state government as they have actively pursued a ban on all incandescent light bulbs.
Like I have been telling you, ‘global warming’ is not going anywhere anytime soon because there is too much money vested in the idea.
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