Comments on: Change Your Clock & Change A Bulb http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/ Time and Money Saving Tips from Thrifty Mommy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 1916home.net http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 1916home.net Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:35:09 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/#comment-7064 Unfortunately for all of us, these bulbs are toxic and dangerous. Doing some research we find that these bulbs contain mercury, and also have a brighter white light than a regular bulb which can cause headaches (even migraines) in many people. Mercury in vaccines have, in some studies, been linked to autism. The EPA offers a detailed, 11-step procedure you should follow in case a bulb breaks.. something along the lines of: Air out the room for a quarter of an hour. Wear gloves. Double-bag the refuse. Use duct tape to lift the residue from a carpet. Don’t use a vacuum cleaner, as that will only spread the problem. The next time you vacuum the area, immediately dispose of the vacuum bag. If we have to go through all of that... is it safe for our environment? Forget Al Gore for a second... is it safe for us? Our children? In the future our landfills arent going to be littered with glass and metal, but with plastics leeching chemicals and other more dangerous and hazardous stuff like mercury. I was all for CF bulbs until I educated myself further. Unfortunately for all of us, these bulbs are toxic and dangerous. Doing some research we find that these bulbs contain mercury, and also have a brighter white light than a regular bulb which can cause headaches (even migraines) in many people. Mercury in vaccines have, in some studies, been linked to autism.

The EPA offers a detailed, 11-step procedure you should follow in case a bulb breaks.. something along the lines of: Air out the room for a quarter of an hour. Wear gloves. Double-bag the refuse. Use duct tape to lift the residue from a carpet. Don’t use a vacuum cleaner, as that will only spread the problem. The next time you vacuum the area, immediately dispose of the vacuum bag.

If we have to go through all of that… is it safe for our environment? Forget Al Gore for a second… is it safe for us? Our children?

In the future our landfills arent going to be littered with glass and metal, but with plastics leeching chemicals and other more dangerous and hazardous stuff like mercury.

I was all for CF bulbs until I educated myself further.

]]> By: Top 25 Thrifty Ways to Go Green http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-5017 Top 25 Thrifty Ways to Go Green Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:03:38 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/#comment-5017 [...] Replace light bulbs with CFLs.  Last year, I replaced several light bulbs in my home with CFLs.  They use at 2/3 less energy than standard [...] [...] Replace light bulbs with CFLs.  Last year, I replaced several light bulbs in my home with CFLs.  They use at 2/3 less energy than standard [...]

]]> By: Karen http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Karen Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:50:57 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/#comment-439 Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad I stumbled upon your blog yesterday too. :) Thanks for the compliment. I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog yesterday too. :)

]]> By: Golbguru http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Golbguru Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:12:45 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/#comment-432 Well you reached about the same conclusion as I did "$30 per year, per bulb" ....:) and you were better because you did it in a lot fewer words than I could. Btw, this is a nice blog you have here. I wish I had stumbled upon it earlier. Will be back often :) Well you reached about the same conclusion as I did “$30 per year, per bulb” ….:) and you were better because you did it in a lot fewer words than I could.

Btw, this is a nice blog you have here. I wish I had stumbled upon it earlier. Will be back often :)

]]> By: Karen http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Karen Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:13:04 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/change-your-clock-change-a-bulb/#comment-377 We changed 3 bulbs tonight in my children's playroom. The new bulbs only use 16 watts each. I wonder how much that will save us. We changed 3 bulbs tonight in my children’s playroom. The new bulbs only use 16 watts each. I wonder how much that will save us.

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