Comments for Electronic waste: enemy of the environment at http://tracypress.com , comment 1 to 12 out of 12 comments http://tracypress.com Fri, 16 May 2008 05:50:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45862 .. lead, and a ton of other chemicals too... ;D ;D ;D ;D - ROHS Sun, 11 May 2008 18:32:08 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45861 Especially when people dump them with the chassis still attached. Remember that song? ...fish full of mercury... ;D ;D ;D ;D - ROHS Sun, 11 May 2008 18:31:34 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45860 CRT's don't float in the Delta, very well, though! ;D ;D ;D ;D - ROHS Sun, 11 May 2008 18:30:04 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45858 They make great batteries for your solar system too... ;D ;D ;D ;D - ROHS Sun, 11 May 2008 18:22:58 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45857 Don't worry. They got more laws where that came from. They are importing them from Europe now, because the stronger Euro. ;D ;D ;D ;D - ROHS Sun, 11 May 2008 18:19:18 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45529 (cont.) "If I were president, I'd be on every program leading the charge to buy less gas, urging folks to conserve energy in creative ways. I'd create peer pressure against the guzzle crowd. I'd name the names of greedy oil company CEOs who are making tens of millions of dollars while working folks suffer." "We need leadership on this energy business, or it's going to cripple our economy. Our energy incompetence has already empowered our enemies." billoreilly.com. And While Bill-O's known as a Fox News Channel "commentator", Rushbo technically's called a "comedian". I applaud your notion of role models. Good Luck! Joe Conservative, it seems we may not be all that far apart after all? - k.l .vosburg Fri, 09 May 2008 13:54:34 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45527 Just a quick note: "Tired of Big Oil gouging you? Then get mad and use less gas." (Posted in the Stockton Record, Tues. April 29th -the oped section) by Bill O'Reilly; The basic premise was to chastize the Clinton and Bush administrations for not enough federal oversight (more govt. intervention, Joe?) by American oil companies price manipulations, Bill O' goes on as follows... "On the Republican side, Bush has done absolutely nothing about rising gas prices, which is part of the reason his approval rating is approaching 20 percent." "Sen John McCain proposes a gas tax "holiday" this summer. True, that would save folks a few bucks, but it would also add to the massive spending deficit." Continuing... "But if Americans would get angry and begin punishing the oil bandits, then prices would drop. However,we're often selfish people. We want those gas guzzling Hummers and Suv's... - k.l .vosburg Fri, 09 May 2008 13:41:00 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45214 Joe It seems you have a lot of misplaced anger here. First of all I am very conservative, in my life, my politics and my consumption of raw materials. Next, I am not a hippy nor have I ever been one, save for acting like one on a community theater stage from time to time. I don't support Obama or Clinton and honestly am disappointed with McCain, even though I will probably end up voting for him as the lesser of two evils as that is the only choice I will have at that time. But with all of that, and being an engineer myself, I recognize there are better ways to do things that actually produce some very good results. For one, my out of pocket expenses, which is what it takes for me to live, are significantly less than other men in my circumstances. Ok, so I am a cheapskate when it comes to spending money. But my energy and food bills combined are about a third of someone else in my circumstance. If they were not I wouldn't be able to afford to live in the house I live in and do the things that I enjoy doing for my entertainment. I also wouldn’t be on the verge of retiring where I will no longer have to work to sustain myself. You might want to think through these things for yourself, unless you want to continue to see your bank account hemorrhage as you try to keep up with your current standard of living. Then again, there isn't anyone forcing you either. Contrived, as Rush and Bill put it? Yes I believe a lot of it is. But that doesn't mean I am going to continue to pour motor oil back into the ground like my grandfather did when I was a child either. Just something to think about is all. Have a nice day. Dave Hardesty - Dave Hardesty Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:52 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45198 Sure!! Joe Conservative- and speed up our DEMISE, thanks alot! Good writing- Dave H. - AMEN! Wed, 07 May 2008 10:14:01 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45189 Again whoever came up with this article is smoking some good stuff! I listen to Rush Limbaugh and BillO and they said that these kinda things are what's turning us into a commie state! They wanna take your taxes from some kinda fairy tales like "pollution" and "global warming"! Until Rush Limbaugh and BillO says that there's "pollution" and "global warming", I'm gonna drive my SUV and truck more, smoke cigars, double bag my groceries with plastics and paper, and keep my house cold as a frig in the summer! I'm gonna make sure you commie liberal tree huggers don't start changin stuff! I'm not gonna live in a commie state! I'm gonna eat my burgers and red meat all the time, and I'll go outa my way to use the worst lightbulb and drink more soda just to make you Obama Clinton tree hugging commie liberals happy. - JOE CONSERVATIVE Wed, 07 May 2008 09:16:54 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45185 Absolutely, as you pointed out much of the "blow-back" from trying to create anything (new) invariabbly seems to lead into areas of costs prohibitive or the usually unanticipated health risks. Let's take corn for example: With the help of federal subsidies '2007 had one of it's largest bumper crops on record. One would think this would help offset fuel costs in addition to keeping food prices down -yet just the opposite has resulted (albeit I havn't accounted for additional global market varriables inclusive) of shortages world-wide in basic staples). Moreover, back to my point; That the production of corn increasingly shows-up in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. (The average American consumes a whopping 42 pounds of the economical sweetner each year -mostly in the form of sugary drinks). Enter diabetes. For now, at least, the bulk of the nation's corn harvests ends up feeding livestock, however beff from corn-fattened cattle tends to have more artery-clogging fats and tends to be lower in certain healthful substances, such as, Omega-3 fatty acids. As for the ever increasing demands on resources; land, costs for water, labor, transportation, etc., it is no longer prctical to revert to the days of endless grassey-fields and the farming methods of our fathers. (For myself), it's really more about consumer awareness. I know you are very active within the community and given your background and I appreciate the reply. Sin. K. - k.l .vosburg Wed, 07 May 2008 08:40:37 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14527/2244/#comment-45173 Kurt You and I are thinking on the same lines with this subject as well. All to often that new technology to reduce our problems succeeds in creating another. Such is the case with the tube you mention in the HDTVs coming out today. The reason is because it is mainly fluorescent and all florescent lamps, from the long tube everyone is familiar with to the CFL lamps we screw into the lamp socket, have a mercury component. But in addition to mercury, the manufacturing processes used to create these devices also significantly contribute to the process. I have long wanted to see a technical "cradle to grave" analysis of the "carbon footprint" and "hazardous waste footprint" on these types of devices, comparing them to the technology they replace. For one is the incandescent bulb versus a CFL lamp of the same rating in a broad spectral output as derived by an incandescent bulb? I will admit CFLs use less energy than the incandescent bulb but do they really, considering the manufacturing and disposal process? Even the same is true for LED lamps. Yes, they consume less energy when in use, but what is the total impact of their use when you consider what they are made of and how they are manufactured and disposed of. Quick fixes are sometimes necessary in any system but they usually cost you more in the long run as you start to discover the negative side of the equation. Good article and food for thought. Dave Hardesty - Dave Hardesty Wed, 07 May 2008 06:57:52 +0100