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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: longnshort who wrote (331723)4/4/2007 11:57:33 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1572561
 
"that's a low end estimate. when you whackos force everyone to use them in the US, what's that 100 million households, how many lights per house ?"

Nobody has even floated that as an issue in the US. If it becomes one, a recycling program would solve much of the non-problem.

"not counting offices,stores and everywhere else"

Which, for the most part, use fluorescent lights. You know, the tubes. Which contain mercury. It is needed to form the plasma which energizes the phosphors.

You need to be better educated on the subject. You have rather obvious holes in your knowledge.
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