On 8/21/05, ken bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Last night my fiancé and I went to a friend's going-way-engagement party held > at the Local Bar-Restaurant downtown and we also stopped at Rossi's, both > establishments still used standard lighting instead of compact florescent or > other efficient lighting productions. >
Maybe you can answer a few questions here. Don't fluorescent lights contain highly toxic chemicals required to make them fluoresce ? What about the light manufacturing process, is it environmentally friendly ? Also, I know these lights contain a ballast inside, ie probably some type of semiconductor based driver. What happens when we start throwing away hundreds of millions of spent bulbs away in landfills ? It is known that many semiconductors contain highly toxic materials. One last thing, fluorescent lights don't burn continuously, they "flicker" on and off at such a high rate that humans can't perceive it. I have seen reports that this can drive captive birds crazy, and maybe dogs too. Has anyone studied these effects on humans ? Tom Ismond - Diamond Lake REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
