tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post4153896784630815477..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Late Night Ramblings: From Becke Lines to Mining ScamsSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-56559425790658573102009-11-17T06:52:15.050-08:002009-11-17T06:52:15.050-08:00Yes, all CFLs are made in China. Unlike incandesce...Yes, all CFLs are made in China. Unlike incandescent bulbs which used to be made locally before the lighting industry lobby got governments all over the world to impose a premature ban plan. <br /> <br />I agree that warm-white CLFs tend to look like office lights and that white LEDs need some further improvement. I like coloured LEDs and think they're perfect as Holiday lights and night lights. When left on for many hours per day it's good to know they only use a watt or two. <br /> <br />I don't like daylight lamps either. This time of the year here in Sweden I already get enough cold gloomy light through my window.Halogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-67566844089267746512009-11-16T09:17:48.468-08:002009-11-16T09:17:48.468-08:00Thanks for getting back to me with your website - ...Thanks for getting back to me with your website - you've got a lot of great information about CFL's and related issues. I usually presume that if someone doesn't have their profile enabled, that it's basically the same as being totally anonymous (by anon, here, I mean nothing to associate a person with, like a blog).<br /><br />I'd prefer, right now, to use a combination of CFL's and incandescent lights, depending on the need, area I'm lighting, or time of year. Some of the CFL's I buy don't last any longer than incandescents, some areas need less harsh lighting than CFL's provide (even with in their warmer versions), some light fixtures don't take CFL's - and as a renter, there's often not much I can do about that.<br /><br />I wonder why we don't use U.S. stockpiles of Hg to make these things? Maybe because the actual bulbs are made in China? The Chinese aren't known for using good and safe mining practices, overall. They are probably just grubbing in the Hg-rich rocks without proper PPE.<br /><br />I'd like to go LED, provided we can get the color right. I don't like daylight-balanced lights for all purposes, I like warmer colors in some places. Warmer fluorescents and CFL's still seem like office lighting to me, if I'm under them all day long.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-70557008812902166542009-11-16T08:46:32.793-08:002009-11-16T08:46:32.793-08:00Thanks for alerting me, I've changed my settin...Thanks for alerting me, I've changed my settings now. <br /><br />It's the Greener Lights one:<br />http://greenerlights.blogspot.com/Halogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-44406776308690429632009-11-16T08:34:19.398-08:002009-11-16T08:34:19.398-08:00Halogenica, thanks for the link. I can't acces...Halogenica, thanks for the link. I can't access your site through your name - it goes to a disabled Blogger profile.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-29360128922530639652009-11-16T06:46:30.178-08:002009-11-16T06:46:30.178-08:00Actually, mercury mines are being reopened in Chin...Actually, mercury mines are being reopened in China to meet Western CFL demand. See this article or my site for more detailes. <br /><br />http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.eceHalogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.com