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Originally Posted by shesus
I have the environment-friendly light bulb out of laziness. I don't have to change them so often.
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Fluorescent globes have quite a lot of mercury in them - not exactly as "environmentally friendly" as they sound - certainly not something that should be thrown in landfill when broken.
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Originally Posted by shesus
However, on the show, they were having individuals buy carbon credits. I found that to be a bit ridiculous and that is what was being compared to the sin tax.
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The local ABC had a show called "Carbon Cops" (
Carbon Cops - Transforming Energy Use). One episode they had the family living in their McMansion, with a zillion lights on at all time and they bought carbon credits to offset the flying/driving/power boating that they were doing and ended up "carbon neutral". The credits they bought were part of a tree planting program. It seemed like a bit of a wank really as they didn't really do anything to change the way they lived.