Can the new low energy lightbulbs make you sick?
CF bulbs themselves don’t make you sick. If badly-made bulbs and Chinese labor make you sick, you can find compact fluor bulbs that are not made in China. For Mexico or Canada-made bulbs, look for Phillips brand. If you suffer from SAD, and need particular light wavelengths to combat the depression, CFL lights come in several different spectra (wavelengths) from cool white through bright white to warm white. The Sierra Club and the Steelworkers have been handing out CF bulbs. I helped with the event in Pittsburgh (reference #3). The Sierra Club does top-notch research, and is very strong on the mercury pollution issue. That said, I’m eagerly awaiting LED lamps; they are already available, and the price is dropping rapidly. LED bulbs are currently running $20-$50 each, but they use <1 to 2 Watts of energy, and they last darn-near forever (100,000 hours, and darn hard to break). Finally, incandescent bulbs are NOT being made illegal anywhere. The legislation makes a particularly ineffici
