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Stewards of the Earth
explicit:
I said I'd make a pure, environmentally focused thread, so here it is. I'd like to use this space as a way to give others little pieces of advice to live a more environmentally conscience life. Advice on composting, light bulbs, water use, recycling, gardening, food use, places to boycott for being dicks; if you have a good idea about how to be better to our planet then please share it! Also, any questions about habits, environmental thoughts, issues or questions are encouraged.
These things are important to me (which I always found weird, because I'm probably more right leaning than left leaning - in the American political spectrum that is) and I hope they can be to you as well. And with that I'll open it up here.
Undrneath:
I just wish that more people would realize that it isn't the environment we need to save but rather our place in it. Ultimately the planet will be fine however our survival on it is tenuous at best. Someday probably sooner than later humans will tip the ecologic balance out of our favor leading to our extinction.
Carl-E:
Should this go in Discuss?
Also, remember - do not throw those CFL bulbs (the twisty ones) in the trash! They contain mercury. So do regular flourescents (the long tubes), but not as much as the little ones. They all need to be recycled properly.
Anyone know any drawbacks to the LED bulbs that are coming out?
Kugai:
I toss burnt out bulbs in the Kerbside Recycling anyway.
Orkboy:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 31 Jan 2015, 10:50 ---Anyone know any drawbacks to the LED bulbs that are coming out?
--- End quote ---
As far as I know, they're the most environmentally friendly. They have excellent power efficiency, unlike the old school bulbs that mostly generate heat, and assuming they don't something weird with the bulbs, diodes don't rely on chemicals to generate light the way fluorescent lights do. I have no idea what goes into the actual manufacture of them, but I can't imagine that the manufacturing process would outweigh the advantages they have over other kinds in the actual use of the bulb. And diodes last practically forever, which is another plus.
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