Re: An interesting view on how 'green' CFLs really are:

Jan Panteltje wrote:
An interesting view on how 'green' CFLs really are:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/27/eco.flourescent/index.html

So, LEDs?

The guy contradicts himself. He says that the mercury vapour escapes from the garbage truck before it gets to the landfill, and then he says it's locally dangerous, unlike power plant mercury.

Once the vapour is in the air, it's very unlikely to wind up anywhere but the ocean. 100 million CFLs per year is something like 1000 pounds of mercury, spread out over the Earth.

It's a nit, folks.

Cheers,

Phil Hobbs
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