So where else do you go in the morning and be expected to do without coffee? True it is a generational thing. Few places provide free Coke.
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It took years to get most people to quit throwing their trash out of the car window. When my son was in 4H for archery most of the people were from rural areas and into bowhunting. I remember complaints about rifle hunting season as all of sudden there was 7-11 and McDonalds trash all over the roads, so it's still a problem.
One can't go anywhere on earth without evidence of man having taken a dump in his bed; chemical residues in arctic animals, ozone holes in the Antartcic, populations of animals crashing all over the world, tons of trash on top of Everest.......
One can't go anywhere on earth without evidence of man having taken a dump in his bed; chemical residues in arctic animals, ozone holes in the Antartcic, populations of animals crashing all over the world, tons of trash on top of Everest.......
Funny thing about the trash left by weasels visiting Everest: 90%+ of them consider themselves environmentally aware. People are lazy pigs. Even the ones who turned their lights out.
I did my part;I turned on every light in my house,and every appliance!
Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
I did my part;I turned on every light in my house,and every appliance!
very nice! I did so too, got some great voltage, very steady!
I did my part;I turned on every light in my house,and every appliance!
anyone got a link with real data on earthday power savings?
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and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
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and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Not a big deal, just put a deposit on them and they will show up @ the recycling center. It really isn't that hard....
and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Not a big deal, just put a deposit on them and they will show up @ the recycling center. It really isn't that hard....
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Originally Posted By: rszappa1
and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Sure, drag a straw man in. But let's play anyway: there are between 1 and 5 mg mercury in one CLF. The amount is ever decreasing with newer bulb designs, mostly because mercury is costly. The small amount of mercury that is released when a CFL breaks, is easily offset by reduced power consumption: coal-fired power plants release large amounts of mercury. CFLs must be properly recycled, at least here in CA.
and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Sure, drag a straw man in. But let's play anyway: there are between 1 and 5 mg mercury in one CLF. The amount is ever decreasing with newer bulb designs, mostly because mercury is costly. The small amount of mercury that is released when a CFL breaks, is easily offset by reduced power consumption: coal-fired power plants release large amounts of mercury. CFLs must be properly recycled, at least here in CA.
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Originally Posted By: moribundman
CLF
CFL -- I'm so glad mori didn't catch me.
CLF
CFL -- I'm so glad mori didn't catch me.
See what the mercury is doing already....
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Interesting you should mention this. Each little CFL contains a couple milligrams of Hg. A couple mg is plenty to poison several people. Hg is extremely neurotoxic to all lifeforms, in that it interrupts the generation and regeneration of axons (your brain). In-vitro studies clearly demonstrate that in only 30 minutes, the neurite membranes (myelin sheath) was rapidly degenerated leaving 'denuded' neurofibrils. Basically imagine wiring having the insulator sheath melted off and the resulting chaos. Autism? Aspergers? Insomnia? Palpitations? Cretinism? retarded teenagers? moody and irrational people? Hg no doubt reduces IQ, mental acuity and brain function. Now, who and why would someone want to put this stuff in people's teeth, in infants' and childrens' vaccines (and force/bully people into taking them, especially children) and make [censored] sure that every household has a little pressurized vial of this stuff in every E27 light socket, ready to break? Who would even care when the hyped concerns of 'lead painted' trinkets are overblown and made to be the sensationalist diversion of choice? No opinions here, just question and fact. (and digression, sorry
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and how about all the extra mercury we will have about 10 years down the road when all of the CFL bulbs go bad....I guess we will worry about them later....
Interesting you should mention this. Each little CFL contains a couple milligrams of Hg. A couple mg is plenty to poison several people. Hg is extremely neurotoxic to all lifeforms, in that it interrupts the generation and regeneration of axons (your brain). In-vitro studies clearly demonstrate that in only 30 minutes, the neurite membranes (myelin sheath) was rapidly degenerated leaving 'denuded' neurofibrils. Basically imagine wiring having the insulator sheath melted off and the resulting chaos. Autism? Aspergers? Insomnia? Palpitations? Cretinism? retarded teenagers? moody and irrational people? Hg no doubt reduces IQ, mental acuity and brain function. Now, who and why would someone want to put this stuff in people's teeth, in infants' and childrens' vaccines (and force/bully people into taking them, especially children) and make [censored] sure that every household has a little pressurized vial of this stuff in every E27 light socket, ready to break? Who would even care when the hyped concerns of 'lead painted' trinkets are overblown and made to be the sensationalist diversion of choice? No opinions here, just question and fact. (and digression, sorry
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Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
I did my part;I turned on every light in my house,and every appliance!
very nice! I did so too, got some great voltage, very steady!
You guys aren't the only ones:
Al Gore ignores 'Earth Hour'
Originally Posted By: BlueOvalFitter
I did my part;I turned on every light in my house,and every appliance!
You guys aren't the only ones:
Al Gore ignores 'Earth Hour'
Whatever savings was discovered was lost by the amount of heaters that had to kick on due to the cold front that moved through on Saturday.
He can't be a hypocrite he's a l.............!!
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