Re: RV: Incandescent lightbulbs to be phased out-- will Mexico do the same?

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Isa,

I'm with you on the " (siiighhh) " . I see it here in the states, too,

unfortunately. I am not working right now, but I used to work with low-income

families with children with autism and the resources are so minimal. Many

children do not receive proper diagnoses until they are school age (if ever) and

the supports provided for these children are strictly behavioral. The

understanding that this is a medical condition with underlying infections just

isn't there. I experienced this with my own pediatrician who told me that the

only thing that would help our son would be ABA. He doesn't believe in diet

change, bio-med, anything. Needless to say, he's no longer our pediatrician,

but that shows you how far we have to go in our understanding of autism. He was

one of the " progressive " pediatricians in our area, too. Ugh!

na

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> Additional comment: the autism rate is growing rapidly here too, with the

additional disadvantage of having very little autism dedicated organisations, 3

docs doing DAN similar protocols, very very little known about bio-med or

dietary interventions. So most kids here receive the wrong diagnose and are

destined to a life of third-world used psychotropic meds or being in a mental

institution. Horribly sad.....most are declared mentally defficient and don't

even have the slightest chance for proper treatment.

> (Siiiigghhhh)

> Isa

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> Incandescent lightbulbs to be

phased out-- will Mexico do the same?

>

> It turns out the USA is going to be phasing out incandescent light bulbs

starting in 2012. I heard from a Canadian friend that Canada will be phasing

them out as well. Does anyone know if Mexico will do the same or have any other

ideas for alternative safe light sources? Mexico is an awfully long drive just

to buy lightbulbs.

>

> Following a 2007 bill signed into law by

> President W. Bush, the US government will ban the sale of 100

> watt traditional incandescent light bulbs and replace them with toxic

> CFLs by January 1, 2012, followed by the 75-watt version in Jan. 2013,

> and the 60- and 40-watt bulbs in Jan. 2014. This will follow on the

> heels of the Europeans who began to phase out incandescent bulbs in 2009

> and by 2016 the EU also plans to ban halogen bulbs, forcing people to

> use compact fluorescents.

>

> That CFLs are harmful is not new information. It is well known that they

> contain toxic mercury, a neurotoxin that can damage the brain, liver,

> kidneys and central nervous system. The bulbs are marketed as " safe " as

> long as the glass remains intact. The danger comes, reports FoxNews

> (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/...), if the bulbs are cracked,

> broken or not disposed of properly causing the toxic dust to spread into

> the air. Just one fluorescent light bulb contains enough mercury to

> contaminate 6,000 gallons of water and in humans to impair motor

> functioning, cognitive ability and emotional stability.

>

> Moreover, the " dirty energy " emitted by CFLs produces radiation that has

> been linked with migraine headaches, sleep abnormalities, fatigue, and

> other health defects while the flickering of fluorescent bulbs causes

> dizziness, headaches, weakness and illness in some sensitive people.

>