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How many of these green misconceptions do you fall victim to?

Reasoning with sites to explain further are below the myths.What I would like as an answer is your honest thoughts and if you are in doubt email me and allow for email back.

1. CFL bulbs cause a net increase in the amount of mercury that is released into our environment.

2. If I throw away a compostable/biodegradable item and it goes to the landfill it is ok because it will breakdown ok.

3. Water (potable) is not an item that needs to be considered a resource because nature filters it automatically therefore it doesn’t need to be conserved.

4. If you leave a room and will be gone for less than 5 minutes it saves energy to leave a cfl (or almost any other light) on.

5. Green improvements are all costly or a scam to make someone money.

Explanations:
1. Over half of the electricity in the U.S. is generated by coal fired power plants which are the #1 source of mercury contamination in our environment not to mention many other pollutants. The less than 4mg of mercury that are in a cfl can and should be recycled so that it will never be released in the environment but even if they were all land-filled it would still result in a lessening of mercury in our environment due to the bulb using 4 times less energy. http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf

2. For a biodegradable item to break down correctly it needs oxygen. When items are piled in a landfill these items don’t break down even if they are biodegradeable and the areas that do break down often only become part of the landfill leachate problem that threatens to contaminate the water table.http://science.howstuffworks.com/landfill7.htm

3. Fresh water is a dwindling supply yes nature does renew our supply and if we were 500 million strong and nomadic we wouldn’t have too many water concerns but seeing as how there are 6.5 Billion of us or more and in 2050 moderate estimates say 9 Billion we use it faster than nature replenishes it and when man renews it it is costly in money and energy. (Rain barrels for landscaping or even toilet flushing, $2 aerators and $30 showerheads can cut water use in half and are low to no maintenance)http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/americas-water-shortage-crisis/article55731.html

4. Turn the light off yes there is a small spike no it is not enough to start worrying about present day ballasts are not the same as the ballasts in fluorescent of 20 years ago much like car starters aren’t the same. The source on this is simple I bought a power meter and watched recorded it as it was turned on and off 20 times in a 5 minute interval vs. being left on for 5 minutes

5. The heart of green is sustainability which the #1 measure is REDUCE (not recycle) then it is followed by reuse and recycle. Common reduction techniques. Eliminating unnecessary waste (which often is free or has a short payback window) This can be shutting off water when brushing, using cfl and led lighting that will use 4-10 times less electricity than incandescents, using an a $2 faucet aerator that will cut water usage at the faucet by as much as %50, or installing weatherstripping and caulk. This one you just look at your bills here are some ideas. just do the cheap ones jeese

http://www.instructables.com/id/50-Ways-to-Reduce-Your-Impact/

Peter this wasn’t really for trolls go tell your kindie garten teacher your bored and color or something.
bush not trying to tell people what to do trying to clear up misconceptions that trolls and other hateful people spread if you have read my answers I am all about freedom just would like decisions by a free person to be based on thought rather than vile hatred of others and sarcasm backed with fear and ignorance.
Dragon this is a great ideology. I love it that whole hey look that guy over there is doing wrong so what does it matter if I break all the laws. Ethics man ethics, and as for cows yeah like my profile says I give different green things a chance but only easy. low maintenance, ones really stick so yeah I like my steak and cheese too although the vegan lifestyle is much greener and probably healthier (it wasn’t one of things I could do) so sorry to say if that was an attempted irritant to me didn’t work.
I do appreciate the positive comments don’t only want to respond to trolls and people who in general try to just be cynics, so thanks Jenn, Dominant, and Whsegreenmom (by the way like you have a lot of good answers yourself, thanks for helping)
Jot nobody here called you evil, I totally agree with being a good steward and it sounds that with the transportaion side of it you have one of the biggest items beaten glad to hear it.
Jaime biodegradeable bags need oxygen as part of breaking down they need to go in a compost pile or a composting facility but there is a chance that it would get enough air in a landfill before being buried if you look at the link I posted under that heading it talks about 40 year old newspapers that you can still read because they where buried and received no oxygen.
Pepperish you missed the point, The idea is to get the same result with less waste not to live in the dark ages, but also not to rob the future. (sustainability is the point) Example one of the things that has worked for me I set up a rain cacthment system for under $400 I use the water for landscaping and flushing toilets when guests come over not one knows they flushed with rainwater unless I tell them. Job is done I did not use potable water to do it water bill is low. Yes some areas people all people overstep it happens so when you see stupid one way your reaction is to meet it with closed mind stupid the other way. It’s plan hopefully not many do that would leave us with nothing but stupid.
As for the bags I would say that the grocery bags were used at an unnecessary level, I mean really you go to the store and buy 20 items and get 30 bags really! Buy a single milk and you get two bags and most milk containers already have a handle. Anyway I cautious with bans of any kind but
Bohemian I don’t know what to say either you were in a real hurry and didn’t take time to read what I wrote or you are just very passionate and needed to have your say, On items 2-5 we say very similar things but you do have some good info on the methane aspect of the 2 question way to go.
As for cfl’s let me respond to each of your statements: Nobody recycles them: Two things if you read the website I listed with this it shows you that even if no one recycles the cfl and you break them all it will put less than a power plant in the air and secondly I have a friend who works at home depot he assures me that their recycling program for cfl’s is one of there bigger programs. Now as for some bulbs had more than 60 mg of mercury if we go into that wayback machine power plants didn’t have scrubbers, hospital waste was burnt and released great amount of mercury, and did you know that thermostats in most peoples houses have over 100mg of mercury in them people sweat the cfl
but have no problem with the mercury switch. Made in China unfortunately most things are including all the incandescents I have seen now as for shipping incandescents and cfl’s both relatively light cargo but seeing as how the cfl has at the least double the lifespan and at the most 10 times the lifespan of the incandescent with the incandescent you are so enamored of there will be 2-10 times more slow boats from China polluting figure that in.
So I strongly disagree and I believe most facts disagree with you but as I have said it is a free country if you would rather have your mercury spewed directly into the air you breathe from a smokestack and mixed with dozens of other pollutants I can’t stop you but if all you are trying to do is get mercury out of your home then might I offer these tips. Change your thermostat to a digital one, eliminate old thermometers, heaven’s sake don’t eat any fish (especially ones caught nearby power plants) and go get some led lighting if you do it now
maybe you can help me pick a good one when the tech gets where it needs to be until then I like the Geobulb from ccrane.
Then Bohemian I think for the most part we agree to items 2-5 and agree to disagree on item #1 with both of us eagerly awaiting improvements in LED’s. Don’t suppose you have any actual reasons though besides mercury which as long as you are getting electricity from coal fired power is not a problem and transportation which both incandescents and cfl’s suffer from although it is a worse problem with incandescents due to there shorter life. And as for the names I have answered quite a few questions here and the vast majority I answer with the idea of trying to solve the problem of the asker if I’m guility of chatting I am involved in many other platforms this is merely a time killer so again thank you for your response Bohemian.

Bubble eyed Goldfish in what seems to be poor health?

Bought three bubbled eyed goldfish that are grouped with three Black Moors yesterday. I have them in a ten gallon tank with an Aqua-Tech 5-15 Power Filter with Bio-Fiber biological filtration if that is anything important. The water temperature is 70 degrees. Anyways my Black Moors seem to be in good health. But the bubble eyed fish seem to be having problems. I have one that sits on the bottom of the tank and struggles to get to the top, and I have one that is spending a lot of time up at the top of the tank. The other one seems to be perfectly fine and just swims around. I notice that the bubble eyes seem to go up to the top and gulp air. My aerator seems to be working fine, although I added some water which has decreased the size and number of the air bubbles. I feed them TetraFin goldfish flakes or Bloodworms twice a day. I have read that dry flakes are not good for the fish’s digestive tract. Could I be overfeeding them or is it oxygen deprivation?
I don’t really know what has been different, but all three bubble eyes are swimming around, we have done some changes with the filter. Somebody said my fish are suffering, if they are what would the signs of their stress actually be? If they are over crowed I would gladly just buy anothe tank. The fish seem active and they eat when I feed them. Water is 70 during the day, and 68 at night. The black moors are about the same. They all seem healthy. But then again the only other fish that I have owned recently was a beta fish, which was three years ago.

At what size (inches) will my Bala Sharks out~grow my 48-inch long (55 Gallon) tank?

At what size (inches) will my Bala Sharks out~grow my (55 Gallon) 48-inch long tank? (6,7,8 inches?)

Currently, I have 3 Bala Sharks that are 5-6 inches in length with 2 adult angelfish & a few other smaller bottom feeder fish. While the Bala Sharks are very shiny, healthy, & happy through tender care & expensive equipment –> (2 filters, 2 aerators, 1 large UV Sterilizer, 1 Power Head, & plenty of live plants) I have provided, they have occasionally started to crash into walls with their sheer size & swimming speed.

I got them when they were 2-inches each, but I know letting go is the best for all of them as I can trade them in to a quality aquarium store where they will be housed in a bare 120-gallon tank for resale or display.