so i'm looking at a compact fluorescent bulb and i see "Hg" written on it and think "isn't that mercury"
great, i'm using less energy but now i've got a hazardous material to deal with at the end of the bulb's life cycle; then i'll have to find a place that will recycle this bulb
sure, if you're getting your electricity from a coal fired plant less mercury is released into the environment because the CFL uses less energy overall versus an incandescent but how about those of us that get nuclear or hydroelectric power?
being environmentally aware is a difficult matter as you try to do the right thing in one aspect (global warming) but could do harm in another (toxic pollution)
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