Your government at work, Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Why don't you come up a with a better solution? Fluorescent light bulbs must contain mercury. There is no way around that with today's technology, other to use a different type of light bulb.

So what would you recommend, Mr. Engineer?

I don't see anything wrong with the guidelines. What's your better idea?

Jeff

Way too many words. All they had to do is let you narrate a 30 second public service commercial, ending with "This could be you if you're not careful."

Well, the problem is that by the time you read the bulletin, you've been exposed.

Jeff

Ummm...no.

This will be great in the winter when it's below zero.

You think turning up the heat to keep the house warm for 15 minutes or more will negate the energy saving from the flourescent bulb?

An every day household item that isn't a HazMat nightmare?

I had one BURN, it burned *through* the glass, and kept glowing even after I turned off the power and removed the bulb.

No time to go through the steps outlined, the friggin' thing was BURNING!

Guess I've been exposed, eh?

Think it was made in China. They're out to get us one way or another...

The point is that before you go forcing something down people's throats by edict, study *all* the consequences. Don't just do the usual environmental cause thing and only publicize the positives of something you're in favor of. Factor in all the pluses and minuses up front, then make an honest assessment. Don't convince the politicians only with data that makes the results like you want them to come out, and once the whole society is hooked hit them with the true costs and consequences.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

We're not supposed to be thinking about that sort of thing - yet. Create the crisis first, then come up with a solution that costs 3 times as much as all the savings combined and make a new industry out of it.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

The guy who posted the original post to the toyota newsgroup was a flaming asshole, but the rest of you who actually responded deserve death by hanging by your fingernails.

Read here:

Jeff

They are made in China. Very few, if any, are made in the US.

Jeff

Man - can you imagine a worse environmental disaster in the making than the Chinese using mercury in *ANY* manufacturing process!? Think of the factory workers. Wonder what their groundwater is like?

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Not to worry. They probably use mercury waste in their toothpaste.

You mean in *our* toothpaste.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

There's only one country that exports its electronic waste to Asia for recycling: the US. Then, one hypothesis goes, when the plastic boards are recycled, it is contaminated with lead, which we get in plastic toys.

Factory conditions in many third countries stink, including India, where they used to make manhole covers for NYC streets. They didn't have any protective equipment at all. And, IIRC, molten metal makes a nasty burn.

Jeff

Ah-SO! They try to kill Round-Eye with mercury poisoning!

Hate to work in that factory. Wonder if they lick the tools to keep them clean (remember watch faces with radium?)

I won't buy toothpaste made in China. I won't even buy cat food from China. I *LIKE* my cat!

I don't know about their groundwater, but their surface water has problems... As does their air. Have seen photos from a couple of people who each went to China in the last year; air quality is dismal. Now, I assume it can't be that horrendous over the entire country, but what I saw in many of the pics was super-smog.

I feed my cats Science Diet. The price has gone noticeably up lately. Mentioned it to my vet... reason why: they are no longer using any ingredients from China, after the pet food - & other - contamination probs. The Chinese economy is obviosuly growing by incredible leaps & bounds - perhaps too fast for their (& everyone else's) own good - other embedded aspects (can't think how else to word it at moment) need to catch up. Obviously.

Cathy