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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
The benefits of planting trees as carbon offsets are dubious at best.
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Yep - at the time I watched this on TV I thought it was a complete wank to make rich people feel good about their excessive lifestyle.
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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Are you serious? I changed all my light bulbs to CFLs and was patting myself on the back. Plus I have back up for years to come. Now you're telling me they are polluting? Damn. What about the LEDs then? I haven't seen any beyond flashlights etc. Do they come in household form (bulb)?
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Well, they are significantly less energy hungry, so they do get a tick on that. They can be recycled - I know our local council has a recycling centre where they can be dropped off and also Ikea locally allow you to drop off old bulbs. In the US (according to wikipedia) The Home Depot also has a recycling scheme for them (see
Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).