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Posted at 1:05pm on Dec. 29, 2007 Prepare For Your Fluorescent Future Now! [UPDATED]
By Vladimir
Among the less-ballyhooed provisions of the Energy Bill of 2007 (you know the one - the bill that mandates 35 mpg SUV's, while saving both the economy and the planet in one fell swoop) is a plan to outlaw the incandescent light bulb, Thomas Edison's brainchild and the internationally-recognized symbol (at least in cartoons) of a Good Idea.
Congress Bans Incandescent Bulbs
Well, if this is what it takes to Stop Global Warming and Bring Saudi Arabia To Its Knees, count me in.
Of course, General Electric is all about saving the planet. What the heck, Compact Fluorescents pay for their extra cost in only 500 hours, so if there's an extra shekel or two to be made making CFL's, why not get on board? After all, the additional profits CFLs generate will help the same GE clean up PCB contamination, to the tune of several $billions, from the bottom of the Hudson River.
The reader should know, however, that the Compact Fluorescent Bulbs require just a tad of special handling for disposal or breakage. Each bulb contains just a skosh of mercury, you see.
The responsible consumer will want to print and keep handy a copy of the following CFL handling instructions, brought to you by the EPA, the same folks that gave us MTBE's in our gasoline (and in our drinking water):
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