The age-old adage First Do No Harm should be the tempering goal of not only medicine, but government and industry, especially when they team up to deploy new technologies, set policies and serve the people.

This blog exists to reveal and analyze areas in which these powerful groups are failing to "first do no harm."

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs revisited

The very first blog column I ever posted explored the health problems and impact of compact flourescent bulbs in light of the U.S. government's mandate to phase out incandescent light bulbs. Agencies like Focus on Energy in Wisconsin continue to push the dubious devices. Here are my early posts showing the darker side of these bulbs:

The Glaring Truth about Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Spotlighting Six More Problems with Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

An additional downside of CFLs is that some of them give off high frequencies that can get on home wiring and broadcast in living spaces, which can affect people's health.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs revisited

The very first blog column I ever posted explored the health problems and impact of compact flourescent bulbs in light of the U.S. government's mandate to phase out incandescent light bulbs. Agencies like Focus on Energy in Wisconsin continue to push the dubious devices. Here are my early posts showing the darker side of these bulbs:

The Glaring Truth about Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Spotlighting Six More Problems with Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

An additional downside of CFLs is that some of them give off high frequencies that can get on home wiring and broadcast in living spaces, which can affect people's health.

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