Why I won't use energy savers light bulbs

Why I Won’t Use "Energy Saving" Light Bulbs

Everyone from Al Gore to "green living" sites are promoting these compact fluorescent bulbs to save energy and money in the long run. Maybe you have some in your home already. I will not use them and here is why:

-Did you know that these bulbs contain toxic mercury? Mercury is in so many products today, but it is very dangerous, and is a huge part of many devastating illnesses that people are facing. Personally, I do not want mercury to be in my home, especially in something that can easily break!

-If your cat knocks over the lamp, or your child or baby knocks over the lamp, or there is an earthquake and a bulb breaks, do you realize that there are strict guidelines on what to do to protect yourself?

If one of these light bulbs breaks, evacuate the room immediately. Open a window.
Do not step on any of the glass or the mercury itself.
Stay OUT of the room for at least 15 minutes.
Shut off ALL central a/c and heating systems.
NEVER vacuum up the broken glass or what is around it. If you do, you will spread toxic mercury around your home! 
NEVER use a broom to clean up the spill.
Never pour mercury down the drain.
If your clothing comes into contact with the mercury, do NOT wash it in a washing machine. You must discard the clothing. This is the same for bedding, curtains, etc. You must throw it out if it comes into direct contact with the mercury.
After 15 minutes, or when you re enter the room, put on rubber gloves and use a stiff piece of cardboard or paper to sweep everything up. Use sticky duct tape to get up small fragments.
Put it into a glass jar such as a canning jar. Wipe down the area with damp towels while still wearing gloves. Put everything that has come in touch with the mercury, into this jar and seal the lid.
Do NOT inhale any of the dust
Do NOT put this glass jar in a household bin to throw out, Instead, take it to a counsel dump/recycling center in your area and put it where they put the batteries. 
Wash your hands and face
If this spill happens in carpet or on a rug, you might consider throwing it out, or at least that section.
If AFTER doing all of this, you need to vacuum the area at some point, make sure the a/c and heating systems are turned off in your home. Keep a window opened while you vacuum. When you finish, you must dispose of the vacuum bag in a sealed plastic bag.

Wow.

All because of a broken light bulb.

How many people know that these bulbs are so dangerous? How many people will dispose of the mercury correctly?

According to the EPA, "Nationwide, over 670 million mercury-containing bulbs are discarded each year. Most of these bulbs are still discarded with municipal solid waste that is ultimately landfilled or incinerated. These disposal methods can lead to a release of elemental mercury into the environment through breakage and leakage and ultimately contaminate the food chain."

The EPA says this, and yet they somehow rationalize that using these bulbs is better because they use less energy.

There are NO warnings on many of the the labels of these products, and the ones with warnings are in small print.
You are not likely to read instructions on how to dispose of the toxic mercury if one breaks.

To add insult to injury, our government is in the process of trying to make it a REQUIREMENT that we all use these mercury filled bulbs, and ONLY these bulbs.
We will be required to put a toxic, easily breakable substance into our homes.

And where will have to buy these wonderful products? You guessed it. They will all be made in ONLY one place...where else....China!

Thank you America!

That's my ten cents,

And for once, I agree with a Republican-

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-LOtKIIKcg

Peace,
Jo