The thing i find interesting about that is that i read somewhere one way
of stabilizing spent nuclear waste is encapsulating it in glass.
Is a CRT not essentially encapsulated in glass? If the lead is in the
glass and the glass does not break down, how is any quantity of it going
to leach out?

As I said in another, recent post, radioactive wastes are not dumped into
landfills, where they are washed by rain.


This is the part that is so simple yet so hard. With mandatory recycling
of used electronics and such, only a small percentage would ever hit the
landfill and the rest would be properly separated and recycled or
disposed of. Screw the ROHS on the front end, take care of it on the
back end.

I'm inclined to agree. Of course, you can never remove 100% of the solder
from the board, short of stripping off the copper traces and melting them
down. Which is not a bad idea -- if you can find enough poverty-stricken
people to do it for next to nothing.


I truly think these environmentalist wack ohs are just like mid level
bureaucrats. They live to make up rules to justify there existence.
The state of California is a good example. There trying to pass crazy
energy regulations on large flat TV's. Nothing wrong with using less
energy, but these idiots won't be happy until every 50" TV consumes 1/2
watt of power and call the industry a liar if they cannot make one.

I don't think all environmentalists are whackos -- humans are doing a very
good job of destroying this planet. However, the proposed energy
requirements for large-screen TVs, though well-intended, make little sense
in light of the fact that the consumer-electronics industry wants to produce
lower-consumption sets, simply because they'll be more reliable and cost
less. This is one of those very rare cases where big business does the right
thing on its own.


These are the same brain surgeons that want you to buy electric cars and
plug them into your garage every night. And how many 50" TV's would it
take to use the same energy as charging your electric car?
Yet there is plenty of energy for that.

You're not thinking this through. Where does the energy to power the car --
or an electric power plant -- come form?