Comments on: Want More Efficiency Than CFL’s? Try LED Light Bulbs. http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elise http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6670 Elise Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:30:33 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6670 I've read about some concerns with CFLs and Electro-Magnetic Fields- and it's worth doing a bit more research on how the EMFs affect your health. The way that CFLs work is to turn on and off as many as 100,000 a second, which saves tons of energy- yay! However, the electronic on/off cycle also works like a magnetic field on your cells- which also use electronic pulses to send messages- and can disrupt the neurological pathways and override/impede the intended messages (like, say, produce more insulin or ramp up the immune system to fight an illness). You end up being 'tuned in' to the magnetic field of even just one CFL bulb, or to that of other electronic gadget- and wireless phones, laptops, and wireless internet routers are some of the other top offenders. The research is there to back this up (strong EMFs have even been used by various militaries to sicken enemy troops), though it's not commonly discussed as health threat. All that being said, the drop in price for LED lights makes me quite happy. I have a houseful of CFLs right now, and plan to make the switch to LEDs as quickly as I can afford it- maybe one more each month. I’ve read about some concerns with CFLs and Electro-Magnetic Fields- and it’s worth doing a bit more research on how the EMFs affect your health. The way that CFLs work is to turn on and off as many as 100,000 a second, which saves tons of energy- yay! However, the electronic on/off cycle also works like a magnetic field on your cells- which also use electronic pulses to send messages- and can disrupt the neurological pathways and override/impede the intended messages (like, say, produce more insulin or ramp up the immune system to fight an illness). You end up being ‘tuned in’ to the magnetic field of even just one CFL bulb, or to that of other electronic gadget- and wireless phones, laptops, and wireless internet routers are some of the other top offenders. The research is there to back this up (strong EMFs have even been used by various militaries to sicken enemy troops), though it’s not commonly discussed as health threat.

All that being said, the drop in price for LED lights makes me quite happy. I have a houseful of CFLs right now, and plan to make the switch to LEDs as quickly as I can afford it- maybe one more each month.

]]> By: Suzie http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6669 Suzie Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:44:01 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6669 And they last much longer... And they last much longer…

]]> By: Suzie http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6668 Suzie Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6668 Although your CFLs will cost a bit more (they have come down in price considerably) you will save it in electric bills. Although your CFLs will cost a bit more (they have come down in price considerably) you will save it in electric bills.

]]> By: Alton Remeriz http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6666 Alton Remeriz Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:00:43 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6666 So incadesent lightbulbs that we've been using since Thomas Edison will stop production in 2020. I cannot afford CFL's or LED's. And I'm 70 so I just need a lightbulb that will work for just a few more years. So incadesent lightbulbs that we’ve been using since Thomas Edison will stop production in 2020. I cannot afford CFL’s or LED’s. And I’m 70 so I just need a lightbulb that will work for just a few more years.

]]> By: david http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6667 david Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6667 2014, not 2020. CFL's are entirely affordable now, so be sure to check your local stores. 2014, not 2020. CFL’s are entirely affordable now, so be sure to check your local stores.

]]> By: Myrtone http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6665 Myrtone Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:03:30 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6665 I should note that LEDs have lead to many new applications, all introducing lighting in places that were previously unlit. Often when attached to façades, they are substituting unlit façades, how is that supposed cut power consumption? Try comparing the electricity bill of someone using one light bulb in a little room (they could use heat of the bulb as heating in winter) with someone decorating their mansion and garden with lots of leds. I should note that LEDs have lead to many new applications, all introducing lighting in places that were previously unlit. Often when attached to façades, they are substituting unlit façades, how is that supposed cut power consumption?
Try comparing the electricity bill of someone using one light bulb in a little room (they could use heat of the bulb as heating in winter) with someone decorating their mansion and garden with lots of leds.

]]> By: nan http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/11/04/led-bulbs-more-efficient-cfl/#comment-6664 nan Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:52:16 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2993#comment-6664 Great info! I'm putting this in my recap for tomorrow. Great info! I’m putting this in my recap for tomorrow.

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