It would be interesting to see what the environmental footprint is of a few hundred square feet of solar panels. I live just down the road from a place where the ground water is being closely tracked for pollution from silicon chip manufacture. There's more to pollution than carbon dioxide.

Most of us already know what's involved in disposing of fluorescent bulbs. Oddly, it rarely is mentioned in connection with half-baked laws mandating them.

I'd love to see Carroll's Mad Hatter drafted as a spokesman for replacing incandescent bulbs.

Symbolism is always a lot easier than substance.

The current hysteria has so many aspects of an old-time religion that it's kind of fun pointing them out.