In addition to carefully recycling products that contain mercury, we can
reduce mercury pollution by reducing our energy consumption. Because
mercury is a byproduct of burning coal, coal-fired power plants are one
of the largest sources of mercury pollution. Because incandescent bulbs
use several times more electricity over their lifetimes, they require
far more power generation and, ultimately, result in more mercury
emission than fluorescents. With the coming “maximal achievable
technology” clean air standards, it is fully expected that mercury
emissions will have to be severely reduced in order to stop this
proliferation. Fluorescent lights are four to six times more efficient
than incandescent lamps, significantly reducing the power demand from
local utilities. The reduced demand for electricity in turn reduces both
greenhouse gas and mercury emissions.
Brad Buscher
Chairman and CEO
VaporLok Products LLC
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