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That's the planet saved. Well done everyone. :roll:

I don't need to be preached to by an aging drag queen whose carbon emissions are equal to those of a small country. I'm doing my bit. Is she? I doubt it very much. :twisted:

Sorry. Rant over. :wink:

8) +1 although i confess to catching a bit of the pumpkins and genesis,]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254823 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254810 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:49:41 +0000
That's the planet saved. Well done everyone. :roll:

I don't need to be preached to by an aging drag queen whose carbon emissions are equal to those of a small country. I'm doing my bit. Is she? I doubt it very much. :twisted:

Sorry. Rant over. :wink:

8)]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows chuckster https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254810 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254225 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:51:59 +0000
I liked watching Shakira do her thing!!!! :wink:]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254225 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254217 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:02:46 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows gadlaw https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-254217 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253734 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:55:27 +0000 http://www.epa.gov/oar/mercuryrule/basic.htm#global

"On March 15, 2005, EPA issued the first-ever federal rule to permanently cap and reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. This rule makes the United States the first country in the world to regulate mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants." (so much for Kyoto eh?)

"The Clean Air Mercury Rule will build on EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to significantly reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants -- the largest remaining sources of mercury emissions in the country. When fully implemented, these rules will reduce utility emissions of mercury from 48 tons a year to 15 tons, a reduction of nearly 70 percent."


"Mercury emitted from coal-fired power plants comes from mercury in coal, which is released when the coal is burned. While coal-fired power plants are the largest remaining source of human-generated mercury emissions in the United States, they contribute very little to the global mercury pool. Recent estimates of annual total global mercury emissions from all sources -- both natural and human-generated -- range from roughly 4,400 to 7,500 tons per year. Human-caused U.S. mercury emissions are estimated to account for roughly 3 percent of the global total, and U.S. coal-fired power plants are estimated to account for only about 1 percent."

i had a feeling that the sudden push to buy these bulbs lately was a bit suspect when my personal findings in my own little case study were that they were,
1. very expensive
2. only lasted a fraction of the advertised lifespan.

To be fair to the bulb pushers the package had info on it so that you could send the faulty bulb(s) somewhere (on your own dime) and get a replacement or a refund (don't remember which)
but that would have cost me a fortune comparatively speaking in time and shipping as all but 1 in a pack of 10 has long since burnt out or stopped working many years short of the advertised lifespan.

i am not seeing the larger packs on the shelves at my local Sam's' Club, but here is what the package looked like
]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253734 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253694 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:45:23 +0000 The "C" is for compact. (screw in type for those of you who want to skip reading the article)
CFLs have only been around for a short time and are engineered to replace your standard light bulbs.

Actually the tubes have been disscussed as a hazard, but with the industry being as powerful as it is you won't hear about it in the mainstream media, much as you didn't hear about the CFLs being nasty either.
but i agree, the flourescent type bulbs have been around for a long time, the heck with the environment, and public health.]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253694 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253684 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:10 +0000
http://www.aim.org/special_report/5587_0_8_0_C/

NBC Promotes Toxic Chinese Light Bulbs

"NPR reported, “Some states, cities and counties have outlawed putting CFL bulbs in the trash, but in most states the practice is legal.” It added that “Even cities that have curbside recycling won't take the bulbs. So people have to take them to a hazardous-waste collection day or a special facility.”

If they are put into the trash and then a landfill, the released mercury could be released into the ground and into the groundwater. If the bulbs break in people's trash when they throw them away, or in people's homes or offices before they have even been used, people are exposed to the toxic threat.

Bio Hazard

According to the EPA website, an individual is exposed to elemental mercury “when elemental mercury is spilled or products that contain elemental mercury break and expose mercury to the air.” Exposure to mercury can lead to the following symptoms: “tremors; emotional changes (e.g., mood swings, irritability, nervousness, excessive shyness); insomnia; neuromuscular changes (such as weakness, muscle atrophy, twitching); headaches; disturbances in sensations; changes in nerve responses; performance deficits on tests of cognitive function. At higher exposures there may be kidney effects, respiratory failure and death.”

The Washington Times reported on May 3, 2007, that it cost one Maine family $2,004.28 to clean up the toxic mess from just one broken CFL, and that it would “take 16,667 cubic meters of soil to ‘safely' contain all the mercury in a single CFL.” But, for those who don't want to pay to have the toxic mess cleaned up, the Times article explained the procedures for cleaning up the mess from a broken CFL, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The procedure is provided on the Maine DEP's Web page entitled, “What if I accidentally break a fluorescent bulb in my home?”]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253684 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253409 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:57:22 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253409 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253268 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:39:21 +0000
Eric i know i will :wink:]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253268 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253242 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:16:37 +0000
Trees are a renewable resource, however - but I wonder how many acres of rainforest have been cleared to provide grazing pasture for the cows slaughtered by the likes of Mac's and Burger King? And how much has been replanted? Think about that one next time you're scoffing a big Mac or a Whopper....I'll do my bit by boycotting them completely, like I have done for a couple of years.

:D :D :D

Vic Vic, I've got one guitar that is not made of wood (actually I think the bracing is wood) its a Martin LXME. Considering its size it sounds pretty good, I bet the full size X's sound pretty good too. Someday technology will design a guitar that made of some polymer that sounds as good as wood, costs the same or less and musicians will still buy the wooden ones.

Eric]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows causnorign https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/live-earth-2/paged/2/#post-253242