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CFL Bulbs: Greener than most, but not green enough

Posted March 21, 2008 - 07:39 by Thursday Bram

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I’ve embraced the compact fluorescent light bulb revolution wholeheartedly. I preach their money-saving abilities and cite statistics about energy. I comment on brands and varieties (daylight bulbs remain my favorite). I even point to them as environmentally friendly options since the use of CFL bulbs practically guarantees less light bulbs kicking around the local landfill. But, with the growing use of CFL bulbs, a little problem with that claim that a purchase of a CFL bulb is support for environmentalism. You see, when more CFL bulbs are used, more are also thrown away. And CFL bulbs contain mercury.

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FREE fluorescent lightbulbs - a very bright idea

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Deals and Coupons

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It's great to see a big retailer giving back to the environment and the public. And now it's Home Depot's turn to be heroes.

In honor of Earth Day (which is April 22nd if you didn't already know) Home Depot plans to give away over ONE MILLION compact fluorescent lightbulbs to anyone who visits a U.S. store.

This generous gift will not only make the store look very good, but it will do all sorts of good for the environment. Here are a few of the facts I garnered from the Home Depot website:

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