In alt.engineering.electrical Paul M. Eldridge wrote:

| For all the panty-waists out there who whine about CFLs containing
| mercury and, in particular, those who oppose the use of energy saving
| lamps and advocate the construction of more coal-fired plants instead:
|
| http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/bu...ef=environment

What about long tube fluorescent lights that I also refuse to put in my home
for the same reason?

Will they come out and do a full EPA-grade cleanup if a CFL (or FL) breaks?

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