EPA MISTAKE POINTED OUT BY THE BRITISH
Well here comes a real problem for us as now we will have no light bulbs without violating the laws or suffering risks to our families health?
WARNING ON TOXIC CFLs --- WHERE'S THE EPA?
Britain's Health Protection Agency was the first to confirm consumers' claims that exposure to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) was making them sick.
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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 has since released a report stating that "some people are extremely sensitive to UV and may be affected by the amount of UV produced." This includes people with autoimmune diseases, such as Lupus, and those who have sensitive skin.
The British and Canadian health warnings also state that adults should never be closer that 1 foot to a CFL, and that exposure should be limited to one hour
Please FAX every member of Congress to urge them to VOTE FOR Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW to save Americans from the risk toxic of exposure from harmful CFLs!
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 left on near a child's head, or if 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 have now discovered they also emit several carcinogenic chemicals."
"These include phenol - a poison used by the Nazis to kill concentration camp victims - and the toxins naphthalene and styrene, which are released as a form of steam when the bulb is switched on."
Several countries, including the U.S., have moved to ban and phase out manufacturing of traditional incandescent lights by 2012 - 2016, prompting their replacement with CFLs.
This is why Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), introduced the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act that would keep SAFE incandescent light bulbs in the market, and REPEAL the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficient Act of 2007, a law that ends production of traditional incandescent light bulbs by including new lighting efficiency standards that phase out the use of 100 watt and 75 watt incandescent light bulbs, and requires the production of toxic CFLs, halogen bulbs that can cause fires, and expensive LED bulbs.
Last year, the Canadian Broadcasting Network reported that a Trent University study revealed thatDIRTY 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.
Health Canada tested the UV levels in CFLs and has since released a report stating that "some people are extremely sensitive to UV and may be affected by the amount of UV produced." This includes people with autoimmune diseases, such as Lupus, and those who have sensitive skin.
The British and Canadian health warnings also state that adults should never be closer that 1 foot to a CFL, and that exposure should be limited to one hour
Please FAX every member of Congress to urge them to VOTE FOR Sen. Enzi's BULB Act and its companion bill in the House, H.R. 6411, so our lives won't be run by federal bureaucrats or environmentalists. We must ACT NOW to save Americans from the risk toxic of exposure from harmful CFLs!
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 left on near a child's head, or if 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 have now discovered they also emit several carcinogenic chemicals."
"These include phenol - a poison used by the Nazis to kill concentration camp victims - and the toxins naphthalene and styrene, which are released as a form of steam when the bulb is switched on."
Several countries, including the U.S., have moved to ban and phase out manufacturing of traditional incandescent lights by 2012 - 2016, prompting their replacement with CFLs.
This is why Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), introduced the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act that would keep SAFE incandescent light bulbs in the market, and REPEAL the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficient Act of 2007, a law that ends production of traditional incandescent light bulbs by including new lighting efficiency standards that phase out the use of 100 watt and 75 watt incandescent light bulbs, and requires the production of toxic CFLs, halogen bulbs that can cause fires, and expensive LED bulbs.
Last year, the Canadian Broadcasting Network reported that a Trent University study revealed thatDIRTY 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.
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