In just a few months, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficient Act of 2007 will take effect, removing SAFE incandescent light bulbs from store shelves, and replacing them with expensive light-emitting diodes (LEDs), toxic compact fluorescent (CFLs), and dangerous halogen bulbs.
This is why Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), introduced the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act that wouldREPEAL the law that phases out 100 watt and 75 watt incandescent light bulbs and ends production of traditional incandescent light bulbs in the United States by 2015.
Several countries have laws that phase out manufacturing of traditional incandescent lights from 2012 through 2014, with most prompting their replacement with toxic CFLs, or halogen bulbs that are a fire hazard!
The Wall Street Journal reports that: LEDs remain the priciest option, with 9-watt and 13-watt bulbs that replace 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent models costing from $20 to $55 each. ... San Jose, Calif.-based Switch Bulb Co., says this fall it will offer an LED substitute for the 100-watter with suggested retail price of about $30.
A much cheaper alternative is halogen bulbs, but they come with safety risks because they are a FIRE HAZARD!
According to Pacific Gas and Electric, a halogen light bulb can heat up to 700 to 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit. And any flammable material coming into contact with such heat can burst into flames in a matter of seconds. Paper ignites at 451 Fahrenheit; and in research done by New York State Consumer Protection Board, it took 24 seconds for a T-shirt to ignite after coming into contact with a halogen light bulb.
Please FAX Congress and urge them to vote for Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so that our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW tosave the free enterprise system from the green energy advocates who believe Americans should pay through the nose for expensive LEDs, risk toxic exposure from harmful CFLs, or welcome a FIRE HAZARD into our homes with cheap, but DANGEROUS halogen bulbs! If you are concerned about the transformation of America into an expensive green place, add a GIFT to the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Action Fund as you FAX Congress.
According to The New York Times, a 300-watt halogen bulb can reach 970 degrees Fahrenheit, and 500-watt bulbs can reach 1,200 degrees. When you consider that paper ignites at 451 degrees and cloth at 640 degrees, it is easy to see why the halogen lamps pose a hazard and the best alternative to both halogen and CFL light is Tom Edison's 146-year old incandescent light bulb. You really can't beat a light bulb that has withstood the test of time.
According to Lance Turner of Renew Magazine, during an interview with THE AGE, less than 10 percent of the power of a halogen bulb is converted into light. The rest is turned into heat. That excess heat poses a significant fire risk when debris or insulation strays too close.
In 2008, The Age also reported that Melbourne had 57 halogen-related fires causing $17 million in damage in just 18 months. Those fires resulted in 10 deaths.
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Britain's Health Protection Agency was the first to confirm consumers' claims that exposure to CFLs was making them sick.
Consumers in the United States, Canada, England and Europe have been complaining about headaches, skin burns, rashes, and neurological problems caused by CFLs because they emit ultraviolet radiation and electrical and magnetic field emissions, or DIRTY ENERGY.
Health Canada tested the UV levels in CFLs and released a report stating that it was found that some people are extremely sensitive to UV and may be affected by the amount of UV produced. This includes people with autoimmune diseases, like Lupus, and those with sensitive skin.
Please FAX Congress and urge them to vote for Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so that our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW tosave the free enterprise system from the green energy advocates who believe Americans should pay through the nose for expensive LEDs, risk toxic exposure from harmful CFLs, or welcome a FIRE HAZARD into our homes with cheap, but DANGEROUS halogen bulbs! If you are concerned about the transformation of America into an expensive green place, add a GIFT to the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Action Fund as you FAX Congress.
British and Canadian health warnings also state that adults should never be closer than1 foot to a CFL-and thatexposure should be limited to one hour.
CFLs contain carcinogenic toxins, including phenol, naphthalene and styrene.
Researcher Peter Braun, who carried out tests on CFLs at the independent Berlin Alab Laboratory, said: For such carcinogenic substances it is important they are kept as far away as possible from the human environment, the UK Express reports. Braun added that the bulbs are especially harmful if they are left on near a child's head, or if they are used in close proximity to adults who use the light for reading.
While it was known that harmful amounts of mercury are released if one of the new 'green' bulbs breaks, experts discovered they also emit several carcinogenic chemicals. The EPA itself has issued new warnings about mercury, yet is mute on the use of toxic mercury in CFLs.
The carcinogenic toxin phenol is a poison that was used by the Nazis to kill concentration camp victims-and naphthalene and styrene are released as a form of steam when the CFL is switched on.
Last year, the Canadian Broadcasting Network reported that a Trent University study revealed that DIRTY ELECTRICITY produced by CFLs can cause diabetics' blood sugar levels to increase, heighten neurological symptoms for people who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and cause breathing problems for asthmatics.
CFLs, a fluorescent light bulb invention that was once believed to be an energy and environmental solution to America's problems, is quickly becoming a more expensive and dangerous alternative. CFLs produce high levels of electromagnetic pollution, producing electromagnetic frequencies between 400 and 800, whereas safe incandescent bulbs emit EMF levels of less than 50. CFLs can cause headaches andeye strain, and can hinder productivity for those who are dyslexic or suffer from attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD).
Please FAX Congress and urge them to vote for Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so that our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW tosave the free enterprise system from the green energy advocates who believe Americans should pay through the nose for expensive LEDs, risk toxic exposure from harmful CFLs, or welcome a FIRE HAZARD into our homes with cheap, but DANGEROUS halogen bulbs! If you are concerned about the transformation of America into an expensive green place, add a GIFT to the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Action Fund as you FAX Congress.
According to The Mercury News, "CFLs account for a quarter of new bulb sales and each contains up-to five milligrams of mercury, a potent neurotoxin that's on the worst-offending list of environmental contaminants."
The Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers reports that: "Demand for the bulbs is growing as federal and state mandates for energy-efficient lighting takes effect, yet only about two percent of residential consumers and one-third of businesses recycle them. If the recycling rate remains as abysmally low as it is, then there will certainly be more mercury released into the environment," said Paul Abernathy, executive director of the Napa-based recycling association.
Consumers should have the right to purchase any light bulb they want, be it traditional incandescent, CFLs, LEDs or halogen bulbs. Americans are suffering through a time of economic decline, with 9.1 percent unemployment, and should not be forced to purchase expensive LEDs because the alternatives-CFL or halogen-are toxic or can cause a fire.
Our representatives in the 112th Congress MUST VOTE FOR Sen. Enzi's BULB Act (S. 395), or its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411.
Americans cannot afford any other alternative, especially since scientific research is revealing that CFLs are toxic and harmful and easy to break; and we already learned in the early-'90s about the hazards of halogen bulbs that can cause fires!
We must ACT NOW to urge members of Congress to REPEAL the 2007green energy benchmark that would require every American to buy expensive LEDs, toxic CFLs, or halogen bulbs that are a FIRE HAZARD!
Join thousands of your fellow Americans and send faxes to every member of Congress to tell them to VOTE FOR the BULB Act!
Please FAX Congress and urge them to vote for Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so that our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW tosave the free enterprise system from the green energy advocates who believe Americans should pay through the nose for expensive LEDs, risk toxic exposure from harmful CFLs, or welcome a FIRE HAZARD into our homes with cheap, but DANGEROUS halogen bulbs! If you are concerned about the transformation of America into an expensive green place, add a GIFT to the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Action Fund as you FAX Congress.
Sincerely,
Ron Arnold
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Action Fund
www.cdfe.org/cdfe-action-fund
P. S. Together we can persuade members of Congress to pass the BULB Act that will give Americans the freedom to buy any type of light bulb they choose - traditional incandescent, toxic CFLs, expensive LEDs, or halogen bulbs that are a fire hazard. Choice is, after all, what created the free enterprise system.
CLICK HERE to FAX Congress to urge your representatives to vote for the BULB Act and H.R. 6411. If the BULB Act fails, then every American will be forced to buy toxic CFLs, expensive LEDs, or DANGEROUS halogen bulbs---YOU WON'T HAVE A CHOICE!
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