tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post52604425752847947..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Picture: Bryophyllum x houghtoniimr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-119864551209921222011-10-21T17:21:52.863-07:002011-10-21T17:21:52.863-07:00Ah. I've read that they keep changing classif...Ah. I've read that they keep changing classifications as they do DNA tests and such. But I always thought Latin names were to stop the confusion! I find it a bit shocking that somewhere a botanist is saying, hey, let's rename this.<br /><br />Re: CFL packaging, I guess expecting the loading dock staff to just wade through mercury is optimistic on my part. I just was surprised phantom_tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17952302367112703272011-10-21T07:37:35.929-07:002011-10-21T07:37:35.929-07:00phantom_tiger:
According to Plant List, both Kala...phantom_tiger:<br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.theplantlist.org/" rel="nofollow">Plant List</a>, both <i>Kalanchoe daigremontiana</i> and <i>Bryophyllum daigremontianum</i> are accepted names of actual species, which confuses me deeply. I feel betrayed, since I use Plant List to <i>resolve</i> questions like this, ordinarily.<br /><br />The packaging differences between CFLs and mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27570485239545122572011-10-21T00:08:08.169-07:002011-10-21T00:08:08.169-07:00I can't help wondering if there is an environm...I can't help wondering if there is an environmental saving when I see the amount of plastic packaging around a CFL. Not everyone has access to recycling. Incandescents come in cardboard. I also find CFL bulbs often take forever to warm up enough that I can see by their light.<br /><br />I'm reading The Garden Succulents Primer by Van Wyk/Smith (um, full of surprising plot twists!) and phantom_tigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22691931192195909862011-10-20T21:02:49.723-07:002011-10-20T21:02:49.723-07:00CelticRose:
See previous comment to Paul.
Also,...CelticRose:<br /><br />See previous comment to Paul. <br /><br />Also, there's some variation in the amount of hum and flickering from one fixture to another; I know this because we have maybe a dozen different types of fluorescent fixtures in the house and I can detect flickering and/or hum in only some of them. It's possible that you still <i>could</i>, in all cases, and even if you mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38089324209112827642011-10-20T20:17:25.296-07:002011-10-20T20:17:25.296-07:00Paul:
I found this from Popular Mechanics while l...Paul:<br /><br />I found <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/reviews/news/4217864" rel="nofollow">this</a> from Popular Mechanics while looking for information to respond to CelticRose's comment. According to PM:<br /><br />----------<br /><b>How much mercury do power plants emit to light a CFL?</b><br /><br />About 50 percent of the electricity produced in the U.S. is generated by mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43116388013135069232011-10-20T17:15:11.788-07:002011-10-20T17:15:11.788-07:00A couple of notes on incandescents vs. CFLs:
If I...A couple of notes on incandescents vs. CFLs:<br /><br />If I break an incandescent I am not exposed to mercury; if I break a CFL, I am. To me, that's a much more pressing issue than overall environmental contamination.<br /><br />Many people, myself included, are actually made ill by the quality of light and/or flicker from CFLs and other flourescents. Many also find the hum from them CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20758087926554035042011-10-20T11:23:15.217-07:002011-10-20T11:23:15.217-07:00Paul:
Also, I should probably add that using inca...Paul:<br /><br />Also, I should probably add that using incandescents because one genuinely prefers them is not what I was talking about in my reply to Diana; I was referring to the people who make their choices based solely on what's going to upset liberals, not on any actual consideration of the benefits and drawbacks. Not only do such people exist, but there are a startlingly large number mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78955732086982606632011-10-20T11:02:13.555-07:002011-10-20T11:02:13.555-07:00Lee:
It hadn't even occurred to me that peopl...Lee:<br /><br />It hadn't even occurred to me that people might be shaving bits off of lead sinkers. That's just great.<br /><br />As for bioaccumulation -- what about regular accumulation? Lead sinkers and lead shavings at the bottom of a lake don't, for the most part, <i>go</i> anywhere. Or if the lead does go somewhere, it's into the plants and animals in the lake, or the mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54077475573060718772011-10-20T10:50:41.164-07:002011-10-20T10:50:41.164-07:00Paul:
I haven't checked out the claims person...Paul:<br /><br />I haven't checked out the claims personally (Jesus! One heavy metal at a time, people! Please!), but it's my understanding that incandescents actually contribute more mercury pollution than CFLs do, despite CFLs containing mercury and incandescents not. The explanation is:<br /><br />A large portion of U.S. energy needs are still being supplied by coal-burning power mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71059819394145314902011-10-20T09:51:01.895-07:002011-10-20T09:51:01.895-07:00Interesting.... While lead bullets are less of a p...Interesting.... While lead bullets are less of a problem in Korea due to strict regulations regarding firearms, lead sinkers used for fishing is a long standing problem.<br /><br />While there are eco-friendly ceramic sinkers available in Korea, most hobbyist fishermen refuse to use them not only beacause they have lower densities and higher prices, but also their weight or size can't be Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22829007217716900862011-10-20T09:27:28.344-07:002011-10-20T09:27:28.344-07:00Well I personally do like and continue to use inca...Well I personally do like and continue to use incandescents for some lighting and would resist attempts to ban them. The quality of lighting IS different and in some respects better than cfls. Also the fact that cfls lack mercury is a plus. I recall bringing this up to a speaker from California advocating banning all incandescents. He pooh poohed the mercury concern as there not being Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20306267196423642742011-10-20T09:26:51.905-07:002011-10-20T09:26:51.905-07:00You really know the way to a girl's heart, pos...You really know the way to a girl's heart, posting a picture of daigremontianum like that one. <br /><br />Andrew's right, this plant is a nightmare if you don't want it EVERYWHERE. My specimen was brought home from Madagascar by a friend, and given to me when they moved to Canada. I love it, and all its messy plantlets, dearly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32186226183092180042011-10-20T07:31:30.478-07:002011-10-20T07:31:30.478-07:00Diana:
The original document does actually acknow...Diana:<br /><br />The original document does actually acknowledge that, though the paragraph doing so is worded awkwardly:<br /><br />"Other than condors there is no evidence lead bullets are a serious conservation issue at the population level – meaning an entire group of one species living in a certain area. With the endangered California condor, every death is significant and so banning mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15872890927473667682011-10-20T07:24:44.279-07:002011-10-20T07:24:44.279-07:00That plant was a nightmare in the university green...That plant was a nightmare in the university greenhouses. The little plantlets would fall under the benches and grow like crazy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757110538056043095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74659123994401382412011-10-20T06:57:36.488-07:002011-10-20T06:57:36.488-07:00Here's something to look up on the lead-ban in...Here's something to look up on the lead-ban in hunting issue. What do you think is one of the leading causes of death among the California Condor (prior to reintroduction)? Lead poisoning. From eating dead animals that hunters left in the environment and were full of lead shot.<br /><br />[honestly, I don't know if that's true but that's what I heard, repeatedly. That's Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.com