Re: d-day

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

If you "look it up", you'll learn that the EPA says...

"Mercury emitted from coal-fired power plants comes from mercury in coal,
which is released when the coal is burned. While coal-fired power plants are
the largest remaining source of human-generated mercury emissions in the
United States, they contribute very little to the global mercury pool.
Recent estimates of annual total global mercury emissions from all sources
-- both natural and human-generated -- range from roughly 4,400 to 7,500
tons per year. Human-caused U.S. mercury emissions are estimated to account
for roughly 3 percent of the global total, and U.S. coal-fired power plants
are estimated to account for only about 1 percent."

http://www.epa.gov/air/mercuryrule/basic.htm#global  (an inconvenient URL)

About 50% of US electricity is generated by coal-fired plants (although many
more coal-fired plants are planned) so your "guess" is a million miles or so
wide of the mark. Eliminating all coal-fired generating plants in the US
would reduce mercury by 1/2 of 1% while driving electricity rates sky-high -
but who's counting (other than utility company stockholders)?

Mercury emissions from US generating plants are dwarfed by those from China.

Lewis Gardner <lgardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>John J. Bengii wrote:
>> I guess you are saying mercury in somebody else's backyard is OK then.
>
>Not at all.
>
>The idea is to contain an much mercury as possible. CFLs help do this by
>reducing electrical consumption. Most electricity in the US is generated
>using coal and the burning of coal is the largest source of mercury
>released into the environment. Estimates vary between 50%-75%
>reductions. My guess is that the real figure is lower but I can't think
>of any reason that CFLs will increase the total amount of mercury
>released into the environment.
>
>Look it up...
>
>While you are at it you might want to look up the correct spelling and
>definition of "Molitov Cocktails". CFLs don't burn very well.
>
>
>> Maybe we can package the mercury up and use it in ammunitions for the
>> Middle East then?
>
>What sort of question is this?
>
>Troll bait?


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