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Dangers of mercury in CFLs, how to clean one up

A broken compact fluorescent light bulb releases a mercury-containing powder, some of which can evaporate into the air, and is difficult to contain or clean up.

Recycling options lag the compact fluorescent push

It's a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs and cut your electric use.

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It's lights out for traditional light bulbs
Source: USA Today

A little-noticed provision of the energy bill, which is expected to become law, phases out the 125-year-old bulb in the next four to 12 years in favor of a new generation of energy-efficient lights that will cost consumers more but return their investment in a few months. ...

21st Century Citizen's Ultimate Guide to Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs
Source: 21st-century-citizen.com

The cost advantages of using compact fluorescent bulbs.

Legislation Would Make California the First State to Ban Incandescent Light Bulbs
Source: Home Energy Online

Assemblymember Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys), the Chair of the Assembly's Utilities and Commerce Committee, plans to introduce legislation - the How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb Act - to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs in California by the year 2012 …

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