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Meg Appleby
Southland, New Zealand
This January I am working to raise $1000 for my favourite non-profit SALVEASERRA - you can find out all about it here: http://ow.ly/1YX
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@ L S Hope
Its true that a CF lightbulb contains mercury (between 1 & 5 mg depending on the brand) - as well as other toxic substances such as cadmium, nickel, p.c.b's, p.v.c, copper, and aluminium. Which makes them pretty toxic to the environment if not disposed of properly.
There are companies such as Interwaste (http://www.interwaste.co.nz/Article.aspx?ID=530) in NZ that can fully recycle CF lightbulbs.
The trade off is that CF bulbs use so much less energy than your standard incandescent bulb - about 75% less energy! And they last so much longer so you use (and throw away) fewer of them - one CF bulb should last as long as about 9 incandescent bulbs!!
Provided that CFL's are disposed of responsibly they are a great thing for the environment! And I guess that is a big caveat given that many people either don't know how to dispose of them properly, or aren't motivated enough to do so. -
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@ John Smith
I'm not sure what you mean by 'people like you' - people like what? People who believe that climate change is a problem? Or people that think eating meat is not good for the environment? Or just plain old people who think differently from you?
A quick google search shows that the USA consumed 28.1 billion pounds of beef in 2007 - and produced 26.42 billion pounds that same year.
Unfortunately, no matter how much you would like to disagree, rainforests are being cut down to provide grazing for cattle. And at a rate that should alarm even people like you.
The Amazon Rainforest alone loses some 6500 square miles every year primarily to cattle ranching. That's pretty significant stuff - and its increasing! -
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Oops, here is the link http://tinyurl.com/6ghrd6
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Here's a blog post that may - or may not - give people something to dwell upon as they debate this issue.
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@ David
Thanks for your opinion.
Self-esteem is, however, something quite different from your explanation.
Self-esteem is valuing yourself. It means you hold yourself in high regard. You value your opinions and have the self-confidence to do the things that you believe are right.
People who have a high self-esteem very seldom get pressured into behaviour they feel is wrong or risky. They tend not to rely on other people's opinions of them to feel good about themselves so are better able to resist peer pressure.
As the mother of two young girls I wholeheartedly agree that there is a lot of pressure on our young people to indulge in sexualised relationships from a very young age. I feel very strongly that it is my duty as a parent to ensure that my girls are strong enough of character and well enough informed to resist that pressure.
Please try and remember, that when kids get pregnant, they are still just kids. Of course they will struggle with the sudden onset of responsibility, it is often a big enough adjustment for older couples to make. A little kindness and some community support goes a long way to ensuring that their kids will get a good crack at life. Harsh judgements seldom achieve much, and, in cases like this its really just closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
Whether Sarah Palin is a moderate & Planned Parenthood is radical seems to depend on which side of the debate you weigh in on . . . but I agree, it was an underhand and unnecessary tactic.
As for "I don't care whom I hurt, or how I do it, as long as I get MY way." - from my way of thinking, its a fine example of selfishness in action.
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