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Posted by Allan Chochinov | 2 Jan 2007
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Michael Barbaro breaks down the various advantages, issues, and resistances to the great CFL conversion, with attention to the might that WM is bringing to the table.
Light-bulb manufacturers, who sell millions of incandescent lights at Wal-Mart, immediately expressed reservations. In a December 2005 meeting with executives from General Electric, Wal-Mart’s largest bulb supplier, “the message from G.E. was, ‘Don’t go too fast. We have all these plants that produce traditional bulbs,’ ” said one person involved with the issue, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of an agreement not to speak publicly about the negotiations.
The response from the Wal-Mart buyer was blunt, this person said. “We are going there,” the buyer said. “You decide if you are coming with us.”
Now that's some Walmart Effect. [Link]
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I've been using CFL bulbs for 8 years. First thing I did when we moved into our current house was pull out the 7 100W floodlights in the kitchen and replace them with 23W CFL floodlights.
Other than the mercury issue--which means taking the bulbs to the recycling depot--I don't see any problem with CFL bulbs almost everywhere.
Man oh Man.. I just wish the CFLs gave off a light that was bearable. The color and quality of light is just brain scambling bad. Halogen and incandescent are sadly still the way to go. Not to mention cfls can't be dimmed and contain mercury which probably shouldn't be dumped into landfill... Not a clear winner.