Wal-Mart to change world

John Galt Pittsburgh PA — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:48:55 GMT

"To make each spiral, a Chinese worker wearing gloves"...great we can't even make these miracle bulbs in America, and in the process of saving billions of dollars many of the US incandescent bulb factories will be closed. More jobs to China, more money to Wal-Mart, less jobs in the USA...but think of the money you are going to save!

Wal-Mart to change world

matt — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:07:09 GMT

it's funny. my family have been using CFLs for years. well about 3 to 3 1/2 to be precise. all because of an article or tv show or something i saw a few years before that.

when the epiphany hit me, it was because i saw a sale of two 60 watt-equivalent CFL bulbs for almost 50% off and convinced my wife that we should try them. the fact that they used 25% of the electricity even though they cost 10 times as much played into my argument.

today, she mentioned that we've had a 100watt and a 60 watt burning in a bathroom (off and on) since we bought them those few years ago. well that was after i mentioned this linked article. needless to say, she's convinced.

Wal-Mart to change world

Robert Jarvis Covington Va — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:48:02 GMT

I started buying these bulbs a few months ago and have seen my electric bill go down and haven't had to change one yet.

9 in the house,15 to go.

Good

1.Lower electric bill

2.Don't have to change bulbs

3.Less CO2

Bad

1.Made in China

2.Where is all that mercury gonna end up?

Wal-Mart to change world

Jeff Trimm, Kitchener Ont. — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:50:41 GMT

Better Idea in the works according to the news in the Toronto Star 2006-09-28, Group IV's bulbs — which produce light when an electric current passes through a piece of silicon — promise to produce high-quality white light and wouldn't be hot to the touch. They also wouldn't contain mercury, which creates a disposal challenge for today's compact fluorescent bulbs.