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Mercury in light bulbs
Enviroblog — ... some of the Earthmate bulbs that have low mercury.  (Watch out because Earthmate also makes some with high mercury levels.)  I got lucky on the mercury.  Heck, I didn't even know there was mercury in the bulbs when I bought them.  I just thought they had cool packaging.  But they are some of the best CFLs I have in my house.  The come on quickly and provide great light. You can read about the conclusion of this digging in our new report "A Few Good Bulbs." ...

CFL Bulb Guide for Less Mercury in Our Homes
Eco Child's Play — The Environmental Working Group has done it again. Have a mentioned lately how much I appreciate them? They’ve just released a report and new guide for all of us about what CFL bulbs contain the least mercury. Let me back up. Awhile back I posted on my blog Non-Toxic Kids about the mercury in those energy efficient CFL bulbs, what to do if you break one, and another post about where to recycle them. We know that CFL bulbs save gobs of valuable energy and are the most responsible, greenest choice. But no one ...

All the EWG environmental health issues you care about - on Facebook.
Enviroblog — ... having a web site: if you don't have one, where are you, really? Does your group really exist? If you can't be found online, who's going to find you these days...at all? And even though I'm a Johnny-come-lately (my excuse: age), EWG isn't. Nope, we've been on Facebook awhile now, maybe since way back in 2007. Check it out. We promise not to over message you (no way). Instead, it's a great way to hear about our new reports (like the Green Lighting one we issued earlier this month), or the report on bottled water we did ...

Environmental Working Group Study Shines Light on Best and Worst CFLs
TreeHugger — ... has the answers you're looking for. The EWG just released a study listing the top earth-friendly CFLs on the market. Lighten Up in '09 features the top br... ...

Are all Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) Created Equal?
Planet Green Articles Feed — Last month, Environmental Working Group (EWG) put out a shopper s guide to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). We ve been hot on CFLs for some time, in part because they re so cool (ha!). Here are some posts on the hows and whys of making the switch from energy wasting light bulb to cooler, brighter CFL. As CFLs are just recently breaking into the mainstream, there are frequent advances and frequently changing product evaluations. That CFLs will save energy (and thus $$) is for certain. Which CFL is right for you is up in the air. Use EWG s Green ...

The Quest for a long-lasting, low-mercury CFL bulbs — that’s pleasant to look at too
green LA girl — ... Late adopters will often say they haven’t switched to energy-efficient CFL bulbs because of the mercury content. And while this mercury issue really shouldn’t hold people back from switching, forward-thinking environmental organizations are working hard to reduce the mercury in CFL bulbs. Earlier this year, eco-nonprofit Environmental Working Group even put out a guide — Lighten Up in ‘09: Shopper’s Guide to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs — that encourages people to opt for low-mercury CFL bulbs. ...

The CFL Controversy Continued: Who Knew?
Healthy and Green Living » Blogs — ... . Sadly this is only for the U.S. but maybe folks from other countries can write in with similar resources. • While it is in the comments from the last article, I also found this resource on CFLs to be intelligent, well written, and very honest about the pros and cons of these bulbs. • From reading the comments (and I wish I could respond to all the ones I’d like to but time wouldn’t permit) it appears that some people do get migraines from these bulbs and for obvious reasons there’s no point in these households even trying them. I’ve also heard from several people that some ...