Just a short on one today.
Fox News published another environmental hit piece in April questioning the energy-saving practice of replacing regular light bulbs with Compact Fluorescents (CFL’s). While most of us know Fox News regularly publishes misinformation regarding the environment and is a shill for anti-environmentalist interests, the fact is that CFL’s do contain small amounts of Mercury, a very toxic substance. These bulbs need to be handled properly, recycled properly (not just thrown in the trash) and if broken extra care does need to be taken to prevent contamination.
The Sierra Club recently ran an informative article on the subject of Mercury in CFL's which is very good reading. I urge you to tell all your friends about the proper handling of CFL's (but PLEASE keep using them!)
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