Re: d-day

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

There's new manufacturing technology that, if it proves viable, will
eliminate the need for coal-fired generating plants and, essentially, remove
the limits on growth of generating capacity - making the mercury in CFLs a
much bigger issue.

     http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html

Congress should be passing legislation to help spread technology like this
rather than rewarding Philips and Wallmart for campaign contributions or
subsidizing ethanol more than $1 per gallon while doubling the price of most
food grains.

"John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Perhaps this is true in the US where envoronmental issues take a back
>burner but not in Canada or many other nations.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp#Mercury_emissions
>
>"In places like Canada where 81% of power generation is from sources
>other than coal fired plants, the use of these bulbs effectively
>increases the net amount of mercury potentially available to the
>environment, especially if they are not disposed of in an
>environmentally conscious manner."


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