 A NaturalNews photo investigation reveals that Energizer "D" Rechargeable batteries are no more powerful than common "AA" rechargeable batteries. In fact, an off-the-shelf Energizer "D" rechargeable battery is actually made of a much smaller AA-capacity battery wrapped in a cheap plastic cylinder with air gaps, designed to make it appear physically like a "D" battery while only delivering the performance of an "AA" battery (2500 mAh). Full details are revealed in this NaturalNews Phototour: http://www.NaturalNews.com/PhotoTour_Ene...
The photos, taken by NaturalNews editor Mike Adams, reveal what's really behind the Energizer "D" rechargeable battery: A plastic cylinder, air gaps and a much smaller AA-style battery that only delivers 2500mAh of power. Competing rechargeable "D" batteries on the market deliver a much as 11,000mAh of power and are priced at only slightly more cost than the Energizer "D" battery (which costs approximately 400% more than Energizer's 2500mAH "AA" battery of the same capacity).
Note from the editor: I believe these Energizer "D" rechargeable batteries are deceptively marketed and made to appear to be high-capacity batteries when, in reality, they are nothing more than common AA-capacity batteries inside. I am warning consumers to be aware of this apparent battery deception and to avoid purchasing Energizer rechargeable batteries. Recommend honest brands are Sony, Sanyo and Powerex, all of which are available in much higher capacities than the Energizer "D" battery (at about the same cost).
I believe that rechargeable batteries are an important "green living" technology that can help consumers be less wasteful in their use of valuable earth resources. NiMH batteries can be reused 1,000 times before being thrown away, greatly reducing landfill and the introduction of toxic metals into the environment. Energizer's intentional manufacture and marketing of a "crippled" D battery is hampering the ability of consumers to purchase reliable high-capacity rechargeable "D" batteries. By doing so, the Energizer company is, in my opinion, engaged in practices that are extremely unfriendly to both the environment and consumers.
I believe the Energizer company has a responsibility to consumers to produce an honest line of rechargeable batteries that delivers the power density expected by consumers and implied by the battery's shape and size. But the prettty Energizer label reveals a startling secret inside these "D" batteries: Cheap plastic filler and a "crippled" low-capacity battery inside. It's like buying a Ford F350 truck with a V8 engine inside, then opening the hood and discovering a tiny 4-banger engine hidden inside a fake plastic V8 engine shell.
Read my full report for details: http://www.NaturalNews.com/PhotoTour_Ene...
Boost this article on YahooBuzz! Click "BuzzUp!"
About the author: Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He has authored and published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guides, and books on topics like health and the environment, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a maker of super bright LED light bulbs that are 1000% more energy efficient than incandescent lights. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also a veteran of the software technology industry, having founded a personalized mass email software product used to deliver email newsletters to subscribers. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
The Health Ranger recommends and personally uses Aquasana water filters:
NaturalNews Exclusive: FREE decanter with *any* purchase from Aquasansa. Click here to claim:
 |
Related Articles:
• Product review: The MH-C9000 WizardOne NiMH battery charger from Powerex
• BetterLifeGoods.com introduces a travel safety tool with LED light, radio, cell phone charger, seatbelt cutter, glass break and more
• Lithium-ion power tool batteries may power next generation of electric cars
• Good Science, Bad Reporting: Batteries Aren't Powered By Water
• Lithium polymer batteries likely replacement for dangerous lithium ion in laptops, says Sony
|
Take Action: Support NaturalNews.com
 Email this article to a friend
 Share this article on: NewsVine | digg | del.icio.us
Permalink to this article: http://www.NaturalNews.com/022193.html
Reprinting this article: Non-commercial OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link.
Embed article link: (copy HTML code below):
|
 |
 |
Receive our Natural Health Newsletter for FREE
 Subscribe now to receive a summary of each day's most important natural health stories, plus get full, free access to the entire archives of books on HealthBookSummaries.
You'll also get access to 20+ free downloadable reports and exclusive interviews here on NaturalNews.com. Join over 1.2 million monthly readers. Unsubscribe anytime. Your email privacy is protected. We absolutely do not sell or share email addresses with anyone!
- Receive breaking news alerts on natural health solutions, renewable energy, the environment, global warming and more.
- Get instant access to over 20 downloadable health reports and exclusive interviews.
- Get full access to the entire archives of downloadable book summaries from HealthBookSummaries.com.
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
Fidozac: Antidepressant Drugs for Dogs
How the Cancer Industry Controls Women
The Sunscreen Myth
|
Featured Videos
Short clip on Aspartame
A short clip on aspartame from the documentary All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive video on Aspartame
The dangers of aspartame! Exclusive interview footage from Cori Brackett of Sweet Remedy.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive Footage from All Jacked Up!
See interview footage featuring the Health Ranger in the upcoming junk food film, All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Drug Ad Parody
See the Health Ranger's satire parody of Merck's cholesterol drug ad.
Click here to view now... |
|
Printable Version
