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  On the mercury safety issue

  Thought this was a particularly good column from Mr. Green at the Sierra Club about CFLs and their saftey, etc.:

  http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200707/mrgreen_mailbag.a ...On Umbra on mercury in CFLs posted 2 years, 4 months ago 17 Responses

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  Those darn lightbulbs

  I hesitate to criticize Live Earth because I'm afraid it will just come off as a kill-joy, ultracynical, uber-left-wing reaction, but there were some things that really bothered me about the event.

  When they went to commercial, and the biggest sponsor was GM, I just about turned the TV off.

  Then after an hour of listening to person after person talk about the energy-efficient light bulbs, I thought, "yeah, that's a really good thing to do, but why aren't they giving a broader range of advice and minor changes that make a big difference" -- then I realized, of course, they're focusing on the lightbulbs -- GE is a major producer of energy-efficient bulbs, and NBC is broadcasting this (GE's the parent company). I think they should have been a little more transparent with this information.

  I don't mean to be skeptical (maybe it's just my journalism training kicking in), I'm sure this event did a lot of good, but some aspects--like these two examples--really bother me.On Again and again posted 2 years, 4 months ago 7 Responses

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  Trying again

  o.k., let's try a different link:
  http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/79120.htmlOn Ichiro! Ichiro! posted 2 years, 4 months ago 4 Responses

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  Solar Energy System at AT&T Park

  Relatedly just before the All-Star game, the Giants installed a solar energy system at the ball park, which will provide energy not just for the part but also throughout San Francisco and beyond. This is the first MBL park with a solar system -- read more at http://dialog.newsedge.com/newsedge.asp?site=200612191614 ...On Ichiro! Ichiro! posted 2 years, 4 months ago 4 Responses