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[Nickbat]

From the Sunday Times:

"WHEN British consumers are compelled to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs from 2012, they will save up to 5m tons of carbon dioxide a year from being pumped into the atmosphere. In China, however, a heavy environmental price is being paid for the production of “green” lightbulbs in cost-cutting factories.

Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece

And these dimwits in the EU think they're saving the environment? I'm stocking up on incandescent bulbs...and will feel mightily smug knowing that I'm doing my bit for the planet!  

[STMO123]

From the Sunday Times:

"WHEN British consumers are compelled to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs from 2012, they will save up to 5m tons of carbon dioxide a year from being pumped into the atmosphere. In China, however, a heavy environmental price is being paid for the production of “green” lightbulbs in cost-cutting factories.

Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece

And these dimwits in the EU think they're saving the environment? I'm stocking up on incandescent bulbs...and will feel mightily smug knowing that I'm doing my bit for the planet!  

 

The energy police will come round and put you in jail! And serves you right

[albitz]

The old style bulbs are getting difficult to find already,I want to buy a load of of them as I have no intention of using those bloody low energy things,I hate them.

[STMO123]

The old style bulbs are getting difficult to find already,I want to buy a load of of them as I have no intention of using those bloody low energy things,I hate them.

You can buy online. They come in a plain brown package. SSSHHH

[Pete Elite]

You'll probably be able to get them on the black dark market .

[tmx]

my shed is full of old style bulbs cant beat them energy save bulbs are ok but if you want a ligt on for a short period of time theyre too dark

and they dont work in dimmer switches obviously! some claim too but having tried them out they dont last along time!

[albitz]

no-one will ever covice me that energy saving bulbs throw out the same amount of light as old style bulbs do,I know me and my eyes are getting on a bit but I cant see a bloody thing when I try to use them.
someone(maybe the council)keeps sending us boxes of free E.S. bulbs
-straight in the bin.