No. It is a big noise over little information. For instance, why is it a possible great biofuel rather than a source of omega 3 oil? What advantages does it offer for either? It is only exciting in a cheap way. No pertinent information is given.
This is an attempt to hype green technology to Asia by the biggest polluter in the world and to make money at it. Simultaneously, it is an attempt to greenwash itself. Chicanery at its lowest.
This story elucidates an underreported danger. It provides some clinical information which points up the severity of the hazard, provides numbers of deaths that have been documented, and notes the probability that there have been many unreported deaths. The story is straightforward, not striving for sensationalism. The authors provide a history of a number of cases involving different countries where people have died from taking something that was a poisonously adulterated medicine. They also point out that there are repeat offenders. And, most shockingly, they tell us that no crime has been committed in the country of origin, because no law had been broken. Obviously, this is a situation which screams for some kind of ... More »
Every CFL bulb that is crushed in a landfill has the potential of eventually polluting the water with methylmercury, a neurotoxin, which then enters the food chain and is expecially toxic to children. Unless a thorough legislation is produced to govern the disposal of CFL bulbs, then we have no right to introduce them to general usage; the type of disposal can not be arbitrary or voluntary in nature. Because we have already an enormously polluting industry (power), does not mean that we are free to opt for alternatives that support gross pollution (the power industry) through means which we may be cajoled to think adds only a little--to the detriment of our children. Perhaps the better route is to push the rapid development of ... More »
