Rant 4 2day

[robby]

I just went through the house and replaced a bunch of burned out compact fluorescent bulbs. They don't seem to last, give out poor light, are more expensive, and now I'm supposed to recycle them because they contain mercury. We're de-evolving when we switch from a better technology (incandescent) to a poor substitute that is hazardous.

It's like the MTBE that was put in gasoline. MTBE was a hazardous waste that used to be a problem for oil refineries, until environmental gurus mandated that it be added to gasoline. Because it was added to gasoline, significant amount of the ground water in the US is now poisoned with MTBE, and nobody says a thing.

Comments

[simonsayssuckit.livejournal.com]

its like theres no way to fix a problem without creating a terrible solution, i would kill for cheese and crackers right now

[robby.livejournal.com]

Is nice to hear from you. It took me a week to finally take the bad bulbs to Home Depot for recycling. My bulbs were the only ones in the bin, and the clerk said very few people bother to recycle to CFL's, so a huge amount must be thrown away. I think if someone looks at the overall enviromental impact of all that toxic mercury, these new bulbs are a bad idea.

[simonsayssuckit.livejournal.com]

Super bad and the entertaining hollywood blockbuster hehe