The political world that has brought us more highway deaths through CAFE rules (mandating econoboxes) and the TSA (prompting more people to drive, a more dangerous means of transportation than flying) may also be bringing us more cancer deaths, in the name of saving the earth from global warming, climate change, or whatever it is called these days.
From Scientific American comes word that CFL bulbs may cause skin damage, and worse, skin cancer. One reason is that the bulbs emit a type of UV rays we normally aren’t exposed to.
Add this to the long list of politically driven harm to the human race.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/watercooler/index.php?blogid=5286#ixzz2HhYzjKOc