Energy

[Cy Shuster]

Mercury is the big hazard from current coal-burning plants.  Maine has a big 
problem with it; they have no coal-burning plants, but they're downwind of 
the Canadian ones.

Mercury is highly toxic, especially to fetuses (remember Thalidomide?).

When gasoline prices get high enough, coal liquification (liquifaction?) 
will become economically feasible, and that should be a nice clean source. 
Turns out we have *huge* coal reserves -- still!

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@graphic-fusion.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: Energy


> My only precaution to people about the fluorescent bulbs is that they have 
> trace(?) amounts of mercury in them.  Use them with caution, and recycle 
> them appropriately.  Don't put them in table lamps, unless you're 
> absolutely certain the lamps won't get knocked over.