This. Potatoes are not the devil. Where are my mod points when I need them.

Thanks for the second link. I've read Li's and Yin's article and have posted about it further up in this thread but the Sciencenews bit is an easier read than a paper from an academic journal.
Btw here is the link to the article:
http://www.sustainlv.org/wp-content/uploads/Mercury-from-Broken-CFLs.pdf

If you clean up the broken CFL immediately and you air out the room properly, there is no real danger. Less than 0.1 mg of mercury should be released. Even less if you break an old CFL.
Source:
http://www.sustainlv.org/wp-content/uploads/Mercury-from-Broken-CFLs.pdf
specifically page 4 and figure 2

Some mercury will get into the air, especially over long time periods. However, studies show that the level of mercury released especially if the CFL has been used for a long time before it is discarded, is low. Notwithstanding, it is always a good idea to recycle CFLs. Lots of stores take them back, like Lowe's or Home Depot.

Study about mercury release from CFLs:
If you clean up the broken CFL immediately and you air out the room properly, there is no real danger. Less than 0.1 mg of mercury should be released. Even less if you break an old CFL.
Source:
http://www.sustainlv.org/wp-content/uploads/Mercury-from-Broken-CFLs.pdf
specifically page 4 and figure 2

If you clean up the broken CFL immediately and you air out the room properly, there is no real danger. Less than 0.1 mg of mercury should be released. Even less if you break an old CFL.
Source:
http://www.sustainlv.org/wp-content/uploads/Mercury-from-Broken-CFLs.pdf
specifically page 4 and figure 2

But a vasectomy is pretty much permanent. Don't you think that a temporal prevention of pregnancy also warrants some merit?

Only in the US. In other jurisdictions every men's urge to be free is recognized and accordingly there are no additional sentences for prison breaks IF nobody gets hurt, bribed, and property doesn't get damaged.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape#Punishment

Overvoltages at the point of connection are not an issue if the inverter is at least somewhat recent and has a minimum of intelligence built in. Nowadays inverters measure the voltage and use reactive power to enable the injection of real power without causing overvoltages.

http://www.sma-america.com/en_US/news-information/resource-center/grid-stability-through-intelligent-pv-management.html

Further reading:
http://www.sma.de/en/solutions/medium-power-solutions/knowledgebase/sma-shifts-the-phase.html

Forgot the link to the study I got that information from:

Li, Y., & Jin, L. (2011). Environmental release of mercury from broken compact fluorescent lamps.
Environmental Engineering Science, 28(10), 687–691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ees.2011.0027

Follow for PDF of complete article:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ees.2011.0027

Very little of the contained mercury is actually released since most is bound to the tube. Modern CFLs contain often less than 1 mg of mercury. It takes weeks to release a sizable amount. Nobody will wait that long to clean up a broken CFL.

Recurring sinus and ear infections can lead to permanent hearing loss. Source: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htm
That's actually a good example when the usage of antibiotics is appropriate. Not for the first infection or for a mild one. However, a grandmother of mine lost her hearing after an ear-infection on one side which hampered her for the rest of her life. That infection occurred in the time before antibiotics were invented.

But you are saying all laws are?

Handguns wreak havoc on a suppressor. Look at Iraq. You cannot win a war with a handgun but a sizable portion of the population will make life living hell for any kind of government if the government decide to play against the rules.

Why would it be considered a drawback? There is hardly any maintenance associated with owning solar panels.

Batteries are expensive but just having enough power during the day to recharge and keep at least some level of refrigeration would be nice. In Japan it is mandatory for inverters to provide a power outlet for emergencies.

From: http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2012/09/sma_solars_transformerless_inverter_provides_power_during_outages_1.html