Comments on: The problem with CFLs http://www.markturner.net/2008/04/17/the-problem-with-cfls/ Perspectives from a Raleigh geek Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:36:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ralph http://www.markturner.net/2008/04/17/the-problem-with-cfls/#comment-3163 ralph Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:15:08 +0000 http://www.markturner.net/2008/04/17/the-problem-with-cfls/#comment-3163 Wizard of Id speaks to the problem today. An official tells the king that an environmental group says the river has too much mercury in it. The king says, "How do they know?" The official says, "The doctors are taking temperatures with trout". (You should check yesterday's for a really bad pun :-) ) After the giggle, I thought, you know the king's reaction is pretty typical... "How do they know?" I know, I have to do something and I will recycle. The news story that told me ran a couple of days and it was gone. Our rivers and streams already have plenty of mercury in them from coal fired electric plants. Now here is another source that is well on its way to becoming ubiquitous. I think you are right, there needs to be an official program to keep the issue in front of people's consciousness. Wizard of Id speaks to the problem today. An official tells the king that an environmental group says the river has too much mercury in it. The king says, “How do they know?” The official says, “The doctors are taking temperatures with trout”. (You should check yesterday’s for a really bad pun :-) )

After the giggle, I thought, you know the king’s reaction is pretty typical… “How do they know?” I know, I have to do something and I will recycle. The news story that told me ran a couple of days and it was gone.

Our rivers and streams already have plenty of mercury in them from coal fired electric plants. Now here is another source that is well on its way to becoming ubiquitous. I think you are right, there needs to be an official program to keep the issue in front of people’s consciousness.

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