Comments on: Save Money, Live Green

By: gail

gail — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:12:01 +0000

The links I offered, seem to be missing. Let me try again:

This is a mercury vapor movie:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0.....1;,00.html

This is a pdf from Oxford Journals, Toxicological Science on Mercury and Human health:

http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.o...../2/291.pdf

Also, one other thing I noticed in my local stores, the chemical abbreviation for mercury “Hg” is very hard to see, but is engraved on all the Energy saver Bulbs. Only a few companies had Warning labels.

Take care.

By: gail

gail — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:05:58 +0000

Hello All,

Maybe try not to leave all the lights on in your house/apt. Especially when you aren’t in the room. That’s one I noticed my friends do alot.

The energy saver bulbs are a health hazard. Down the raod you will spend ore money on your medical bills, psychotherapy, etc… or lose your job due to deteriating mental capacity. Mercury inside the energy saver light bulbs become vapors and seep out. See the link for the Mercury vapor movie. There are many samples online that show the gaseous state of mercury above room temp. Mercury interferes with neurotransmitters causing symptoms like forgetfulness, absent-mindedness, Alzheimer’s Dz, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Please see books like those by Hal Huggins DDS, and scientific research like those published in Toxicology Journals.

I applaud everyone’s efforts to save money and save our planet. Let’s continue to Go Green! Just protect yourself and your families along the way.

Thank You.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:02:06 +0000

Do you know where I can purchase a bike that will generate electric for household item?

By: claire

claire — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:02:54 +0000

Wow, I want one of those human power generators! I’m not mathematical enough to figure out how long it would take me to recoup the costs, but I bet it would be a looooong time. So I wouldn’t really consider this a money-saving item, but more like a toy. Still, it’s a toy I’d love to own.

By: udandi

udandi — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:09:44 +0000

Cool! I thought you normally cited (something many bloggers don’t), but was curious why you didn’t this time

By: nickel

nickel — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:48:37 +0000

Crap! If you look through my archives, you’ll see that I cite where I get stuff like that at the bottom of my articles. But I was in a hurry when I wrote this one and forgot to properly attribute it. Consider it fixed — thanks for setting me straight.

By: udandi

udandi — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:34:47 +0000

Off topic, but I’m curious why you don’t cite where you got these tips? I realize from reading the article before at CNN Money that you added some of your own thoughts, but I was curious!