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Summer 2007 issue - What do you think?

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What do you think?

"It's not about trash, ultimately, or about recycling," John Farnsworth writes in this issue of SCM. "It's about consumption." Also in this issue, Fred Foldvary argues that "if resources were properly priced to include the pollution costs, as producers passed on the pollution charge to their customers, consumption as such would not be a social problem." So is a "green tax shift" the answer? What do you think?

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Fluorescent vs. Incandescent
Posted by Jim Foley, '68
Date: Jun-08-2007 at 5:23 PM
Has fluorescent light bulb longivity become a myth?

I started purchasing fluorescents a couple of years ago and they are "burning out!" The fluorescents I buy now do not last that much longer than incandescents. Is anyone noticing? In many instances I have gone back to incandescents - they are cheaper, easier to dispose, and last about the same amount of time - a little less I will admit, but not much!

Has someone built a "better" fluorescent and not told us. I wish someone would research this. Once again the consumer who is trying to be environmentally conscientious is being played for the fool. And I'm not the only consumer that has made this incredible discovery!!!!

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