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On 5/1/2013 9:17 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 1 May 2013 20:03:28 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Wed, 01 May 2013 06:10:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

The study demonstrated that conservatives and liberals were equally
likely to buy either bulb, but conservatives were less likely to buy the
energy savings lightbulb if you told them it would help the environment.
*That* is the point here.

I understand that and I explained it. If you just say it helps the
environment without actually showing it saves money, people assume it
is more expensive.
There are also questions about just how much it "saves the
environment" when you start talking about mercury and the extra
manufacturing pollution. Fortunately for the US, that all happens in
China. (unless you were a light bulb factory worker here).
You still have the disposal problem and the issues with a broken bulb
in the home.
Maybe liberals simply blow all of that off because they are "saving
the planet". It says so right on the non-biodegradable bubble pack.

You can't just throw them in the trash. They are hazardous waste.

http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/a...ial_detail.asp
?categoryID=36

How many people are going to drive 15-20 miles to drop off a light
bulb?
99.9% of these are going to end up in the land fill.

100%...