Only 2% of mercury-containing CFLs are recycled | Grist

Posted on April 12, 2011 by iwilder

IW: We need to move to LED bulbs. Every year, Americans recycle only 2 percent of the compact fluorescent light bulbs they toss. The unrecycled portion leads to the release of four tons of mercury into the environment annually. That’s almost 10 percent of the amount of mercury released by coal fired power plants, which are […]

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FDA and mercury dental fillings: new info and “the story in the story”

Posted on July 29, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Summary – You should probably be questioning and somewhat concerned about mercury dental fillings. This news happening is very interesting. There is a whole back story about lawsuits and why the FDA has issued warnings in the past. And, it is interesting to see the dance among “government and media”, “government and business/lobbyists”, “left […]

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