http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/ MOM's mission is "To Protect and Restore the Environment" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-24779 pat hilgard Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:07:27 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-24779 Yes. Fireworks contain/release heavy metals and other toxic chemicals. But then,CFL's contain mercury. How many [green users] are disposing of THEM "properly"? And even proper disposal doesn't eliminate the mercury waste stream. When are we going to design/use non-toxic lighting sources ? Listen to Wm McDonough at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7987612343225687713 Yes. Fireworks contain/release heavy metals and other toxic chemicals. But then,CFL’s contain mercury. How many [green users] are disposing of THEM “properly”? And even proper disposal doesn’t eliminate the mercury waste stream. When are we going to design/use non-toxic lighting sources ?
Listen to Wm McDonough at
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7987612343225687713

]]> http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14600 lastcallmd Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:07:24 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14600 Man, you need a life. Love, H-2 driver Man, you need a life. Love, H-2 driver

]]> http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14515 TheGreenMiles Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:14:48 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14515 I don't think canceling the fireworks is a good option, but I'm shocked that we're still using a 9th century technology (gunpowder) to launch our fireworks and stuff as toxic as barium to make them glow. Isn't there an environmentally-friendly alternative? But then again, most Americans still use Thomas Edison's light bulb instead of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent" rel="nofollow">CFLs</a> to light their homes, so our irrational reluctance to let go of comforting old stuff shouldn't be surprising. I don’t think canceling the fireworks is a good option, but I’m shocked that we’re still using a 9th century technology (gunpowder) to launch our fireworks and stuff as toxic as barium to make them glow. Isn’t there an environmentally-friendly alternative? But then again, most Americans still use Thomas Edison’s light bulb instead of CFLs to light their homes, so our irrational reluctance to let go of comforting old stuff shouldn’t be surprising.

]]> http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14511 A Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:48:29 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/how-friendly-are-those-fireworks/#comment-14511 This is a joke, right? This is a joke, right?

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