Re: energy conservation

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> "Then there is the mercury inside the bulbs,
> a problem Wal-Mart is working with the
> federal government and environmental
> groups to resolve"...

I have to laugh at the idea of the federal government (under George W Bush) doing *anything* about mercury in the environment.
Between the infamous "Data Quality Act" and other attacks on environmental science by the Republican party and in particular by the
Bush administration, environmental protection has taken a back seat to industry on every front.  Bush has done everything he could
to water down the EPA's rules on mercury.

As to Wal-Mart, I seriously doubt they give a rat's derrier about environmental issues.  CFL lamps sell for a lot more than
conventional bulbs.

> The devil is always in the details.  There's
> also the issue of CFL's not lasting as long
> as the "payback formulas" claim, which
> the article did not touch upon.  Wal-Mart
> convinced one vendor to change their
> name from "Marathon" to "energy saver."
> One can only wonder if that's because the
> returns department knew that lots of the
> bulbs weren't going the distance.

True, they really don't last long enough to offer any payback.  I use them anyway because I'd like to leave something to my
grandchildren.  As best I can tell, that's the only reason people should buy them.  Perhaps if more people started using them, more
lamp manufacturers would build compatible fixtures.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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