[Publius6961]

Hyperbole from any position creates lots of heat, but not much light.
This is so much Bullshit!*

Quadrillions of fluorescent bulbs have been used in office buildings, warehouses, factories and homes in the last 100 years, discarded, and most ponds in America is still just fine, thankyouverymuch.

If more nuclear plants are built, and energy returns to "too cheap to meter," I might return to incandescents.

[jazusamo]

I don't think any law should have been passed to in effect limit and then force incandescent use out. Let the market decide, if they're indeed cost effective the people will eventually switch over anyway.

[Seaplaner]

I'm not highly worried over impounded water contamination from Hg in fluorescents. I am, however, quite concerned that there is now, and will be for a long time, exposure to young humans from household compact fluorescents, and that embriologic and epidemiologic examinations (based on neurological toxic issues among other things) won't have sufficient data to reveal toxicity for a decade or so.

It's more of an inhalation issue than a drinking water issue.

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[driftdiver]

Ya lost me at “Quadrillions “