Do you worry about Mercury? How about alternatives?

I know that we are all worried about the enviroment but Florecent Bulbs contain Mercury, a VERY DANGEROUS substance.  Although we know we are suppose to recycle these bulbs end up in the land fills every day!

They are becomming more and more popular every day!
Are we poisining ourselves while trying to do good?

LEDs are getting cheaper and there is great hope that they are a better alternative to CF. Christmas lights came out in LED this year and were a big hit. 

Halogens and other low voltage bulbs are now being made to work with household current.  The problem that I have with them is the amount of UV rays they emit.  From what I have been told they are worse then being in sunshine.  Seeing UV is one of the leading causes for cataracts and eye problems I am not a big fan of halogen.

Xenon is becomming more popular and as they become common in household current styles I think they are by far the best alternative as they do not create as many harmful rays. They are easier on the eyes just not the wallet, yet.

I am not a fan of LOW VOLTAGE in the home.  I think that LOW Voltage is one of those things in your house that could be the most danerous.

Your house's AC current is designed to cut off if there is a short.  If you have a new house if there is a fault in the circuit or a arc is detected the circuit breaks saving you and stopping the wiring from overheating.

This is not always true with DC Low Voltage electricity, and that is dangerous! IT is true that low voltage current is less likely to harm you through direct contact but it could easily overheat and start a fire.  Ever notice how hot the bulbs get in a low votage installation?  They are so hot that if you touch them and get oil from your hands on them they can explode.

 I use all of the above in my own home.  There just isn't one solution for us as of yet. You just have to take responsibility upon yourself to do the best thing for your home.