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Comment Climate Change (Score 0) 620

I live in Massachusetts, and we've got a pretty large area of methane bubbling up from the sea floor. The smart money says in a few years we'll be a second Venus. Of course that means everything dies. I'm not sorry that we are finished on this planet, but the rest of the life that will die I am sorry for. We did the damage but everybody else will suffer our fate.

Comment compact fluorescent bulbs aren't a safe substitute (Score 1) 1146

They contain mercury which gradually leaks out. Mercury is a toxic metal. And it's almost impossible to dispose of properly even if still unbroken. You can't just throw these things in the trash. I live in Massachusetts. The only recycling center is a single Home Depot in Pittsfield. I live in Andover. If I had to properly dispose of this hazardous waste, I'd have to drive 150 miles to do it. There's a good video about how Germany phased out incandescent bulbs. In turned into a classic clusterfuck. They didn't think of safety concerns or the claims of their supposed efficiency. Here's the link: http://www.linktv.org/programs/in-focus-toxic-light-the-dark-side-of-energy-saving-light-bulbs

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