Protect migraineurs from compact fluorescent bulbs

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   Name: Michele Fierro on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Adam Hill on May 8, 2008

   Comments: It is wrong to ban a perfectly safe and reliable technology without further research and development to make it better.

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   Name: Christy Baltera on May 8, 2008

   Comments: I am a migraine sufferer myself. Although I have been using a CFL in my home desk lamp for several months and have not had a problem, I understand the torture of being forced to endure migraines because I could not avoid something that triggers my own episodes. Please consider the risks to the health and well-being of everyone, not just the non-migraineur population of the United States.

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   Name: Jenn Brown on May 8, 2008

   Comments: I believe in being green, but not at the cost of my health. CFLs make me physically ill.

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   Name: Nicole Pellegrini on May 8, 2008

   Comments: Please take the time to consider the negative health risks to migraine sufferers due to CLFs. It is an important issue to many of us. Thank you.

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   Name: H. L. Thatcher on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Christine Jones on May 9, 2008

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   Name: Monica Cohen on May 9, 2008

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   Name: Megan Oltman on May 9, 2008

   Comments: Please help the 36,000,000 of us Americans with Migraine disease to be able to participate fully in public life. Do not mandate a technology which harms us without studying the impact and developing alternatives .

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    Name: Anonymous on May 9, 2008

    Comments: Luckily I work from home, but I've been in retail stores where flickering CFL's have immediately triggered a migraine. I avoid all triggers as much as possible, but with this bill it will make it impossible to avoid a trigger.

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    Name: Mary Fierro on May 9, 2008

    Comments: Unintentionally, CFL's cause significant pain to many people, some of whom might not even realize that it's a CFL triggering their headache. Also, we need to encourage many avenues of energy-efficient R&D, not limit by specifying only one solution or by banning another.

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    Name: Eileen Gray on May 9, 2008

    Comments: This is so important for our health!

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    Name: Ann Marino on May 9, 2008

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    Name: Shawn on May 9, 2008

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    Name: Jami Ziebarth on May 9, 2008

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    Name: Katrina on May 10, 2008

    Comments: As a migraine sufferer, this issue is important to me!

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    Name: Anonymous on May 11, 2008

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    Name: Jennifer Kinney on May 11, 2008

    Comments: I'm grateful to find there's a petition for this. I've been in a state of grief since I heard about the original bill. These light bulbs are a huge migraine trigger for me (I can't even work with lights on in my own office). Amending this would be extremely helpful to me.

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    Name: Janet Geddis on May 12, 2008

    Comments: I'm so proud of all your work, Diana & company! Thanks so much for creating this petition!!!

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    Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Brad McKenna on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Brad McKenna on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Sara on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Andrew Mengwasser on May 12, 2008

    Comments: This is a concern not only to migrane suffers, but to other people who are negatively affected by flourescent bulbs. There are concerns over the flicker and blue-green spectrum that flourescent bulbs emit. While I certainly support environmental initiatives, I do not want the government to outlaw the use of incandescent bulbs. I have replaced most of the bulbs in my house with CFL's (especially the ones which remain on for long periods of time), but I find them unacceptable for use in certain areas such as bathroom, bedroom, reading room, or night-light.

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    Name: Anne Fink on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Julianne Geddis on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Katie Keller on May 12, 2008

    Comments: I used to work at Kmart and frequently got migranes whenever I was in the store for more than a 1/2 hour.

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    Name: Katie Bell on May 12, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2008

    Comments: As always, in a democracy, the rights of the minority should be protected. Certainly a private individual should have his/her choice as to light source.

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    Name: Bonnie Cramond on May 12, 2008

    Comments: I am an avowed environmentalist, but I believe that we should investigate all ramifications of this move before we leap into it. There are other alternative light sources that should be considered.

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    Name: Helen Kruskamp on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Edwyna Arey on May 13, 2008

    Comments: CFLs also contain toxic mercury. Although not an amount that classifies a single broken bulb as hazardous material, this should also be considered as a concern.

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    Name: Dorothy Michalski on May 13, 2008

    Comments: My niece suffers greatly from migraines, as does her boyfriend. I support this petition fully and unquestioningly.

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    Name: Adam Savage on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Katherine Partington on May 13, 2008

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    Name: April Clift on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Laryssa Link on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Vanessa Seamon on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Rachel McDonald on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Debra James on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Lia Araujo on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Amy Salley on May 13, 2008

    Comments: While I am an ardent environmentalist, I cannot support a bill that makes no provisions for those who would be negatively affected. An extremely close friend of mine has to wear sunglasses and hats when in places with fluorescent bulbs...I don't want that to become her constant uniform. Please consider all Americans in the implementation of th energy plan.

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    Name: Jessica Wierzchowski on May 13, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 13, 2008

    Comments: My husband is an environmental scientist. Therefore, I am more conscious of the various harms being done to the earth than many people who have only just "jumped on the bandwagon" about our planet's finite resources. However, my daughter and many others (sometimes even I) react adversely to fluorescent light. She suffers from chronic migraine disease, and the fluorescent lights trigger a headache almost immediately. Please sign this petition. And please continue to protect our precious planet in other ways! Thank you. Mary Carol Geddis

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