Re: Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So creating more mercury contamination justifies a poor source of
energy?

Me thinks we need to improve at both ends. Your mercury saving logic
is very short termed thinking. I agree that CFL lamps may be a good
thing in the short run but not the best in the long. The creation of
electrical energy in an irresponsible (for the era) way, cannot and
should not justify a product that can harm our environment.


All the best.

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:93tij.2908$Y63.2236@xxxxxxxxxxx
> "Robert Green" wrote:
>>
>> --- snip ---
>> Sounds like a better way to do things than adding mercury to the
>> environment in a commodity item sold by the millions (billions?)
>> and trusting *everyone* to recycle religiously....
>
> You still miss the point.  Regardless what other things people do to
> reduce electrical demand, using more efficient bulbs -- even those
> which contain small amounts of mercury -- will reduce mercury and
> other forms of air pollution by more than the bulbs introduce.
>
> It's analogous to taking a short-cut to work every day.  If I travel
> one mile on the interstate vs. 2 miles on city streets, my car will
> certainly add to the airpollution during that mile.  But it will add
> *less* pollution than if I drove through the city.  I have to go to
> work one way or another so I choose the more efficient route.
>
> As pertains to mercury pollution CFL's are more efficient than
> incandescents because (1) they introduce less mercury into the
> environment and (2) the mercury is sent to landfills rather than
> into the atmosphere where it is known to do far more harm.
>
> You can thump the mercury drum all day long, Bobby, but you'll still
> be wrong.  Getting Houdton to agree with you won't make you right
> either.  He's an expert on being wrong.
>
>> I still firmly believe that if the problem is coming OUT of power
>> plant
>> smokestacks, that's where it should be controlled...
>
> That is one of the places where it needs to be addressed.
>
>> The power plant operators have to be brought to the same level of
>> social responsibility even though they'll kick and scream every
>> inch of the way.
>
> On that we agree.
>
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>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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