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"B J Foster" <bjfoster@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> hot frog wrote:
> > Here is a simple, cost-free method most households can use to reduce
their
> > CO2 emissions, literally by tonnes.
> >
> > Step 1. Replace any incandescent light bulbs in your home, that are left
on
> > for several hours a night, with compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs).
>
> Unfortunately they contain mercury and if you don't dispose of them as
> 'hazardous waste' then we might all end up autistic.
>
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=4485da62-050d-4d02-96e2-331e8a58e596
>
> On the positive side you can save energy. Australia will run out of coal
> supplies in about 500 years time, uranium in about 20,000 years and
> solar power in 20 google years.

For the moment I am keeping my burnt-out CFLs until convenient collection
points are set up. I only have three, despite using CFLs since last century.
I'm sure it won't be long before supermarkets, hardwares etc. get on board.

> > Step 2. Use the money you save on electricity to purchase accredited
green
> > energy.
>
> Why should I pay more for it?

It won't cost you a cent more if you use the method above, and you will
significantly reduce the pollution from coal-fired power plants and promote
the development of green energy.