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Waaaaay back in the 1970s, when cranky old people like me were once young and impressionable, the nation became “environmentally conscious.” I know because it was on TV. We had commercials that told us kids to “Give a hoot, don’t pollute.” And the crying Indian chief, who could forget that? Ah, the simplicity of those times. If you were “environmental” you didn’t dump trash on the road and turned off the lights when you left a room. These days, it seems, you need a research grant from MIT and a score card to figure out whether something is good or bad for Mother Earth. Here’s my take on a few conflicted issues. Light bulbs vs. CFLs Regular bulbs use more energy. But CFLs — fluorescent bulbs — have a small amount of mercury and can’t just go in the trash. Plus, they’re made in CHINA and have to be transported here at what energy/carbon cost? Personally, I prefer regular bulbs with a...
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