According to abc.net.au, the production of hi-tech flat screen television sets may be leading to a potentially dangerous increase in nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions: A gas used in the making of flat screen televisions, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere and accelerating global warming. Almost half of the televisions sold around [...]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Whether you believe in global warming or global cooling, I think conserving energy and natural resources is a sound idea when practical. However, I do not agree with Al Gore’s suggestion to buy a programmable thermostat. Why buy a programmable thermostat when you can achieve the same savings by manually adjusting an old-fashioned thermostat? Simply [...]
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