‘Green’ lightbulbs poison workers – Times Online
By Trenton Hansen ~ May 13th, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
‘Green’ lightbulbs poison workers – Times Online. “Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment.”
Green kills.
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