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Page 8 OPINIONS/OF INTEREST The Lone Tree Reporter, Thursday, May 19, 2005 EARTH TALK00 Questions & Answers About Our Environment Dear EarthTalk: How can I recycle my outdated comput- er equipment? --Kenneth Rapp, Toms River, NJ Computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescence. These days you can expect a new com- puter to serve you for three to five years at best before "must have" features become avail- able only in newer models. Many companies have "com- puter graveyards"--rooms filled to the ceiling with outdated computers, printers, monitors, cables and other accessories that are no longer in operation and seemingly have nowhere to go but the junk heap. It's no surprise then that more than 10 million comput- ers end up in American land- fills every year. But old comput- er equipment languishing in landfills poses myriad environ- mental hazards, as many con- tain toxic compounds that can seep into surrounding land and groundwater. According to USA Today, the average PC con- tains "five pounds of lead (to protect the user from radia- • EARTHTALK- see page 9 • From page 2 HARKIN line," Harkin said. "I strongly urge the House Energy and Commerce Committee to adopt an aggressive renewable ener- gy package in the energy legis- lation before them today. And they should begin with an ambitious Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that puts the focus on domestic renewable resources and away from for- eign sources of oil." Last month, Harkin led a bipartisan effort in the Senate to introduce a RFS that would raise the amount of renewable fuels used in this country to at least eight billion gallons annu- ally by 2012. This RFS is three billion gallons a year higher than last year's bill and more than two billion gallons a year higher than legislation passed by the Senate Energy and Pub- lic Works Committee earlier this year. "By turning our focus to home grown, renewable sources of energy, we reduce the cost for energy consumers and provide a spark to rural economies," Harkin Said. "Specifically, an ambitious RFS like the one we proposed in the Senate would lower the cost of gasoline for drivers, raise the price of commodities grown in our fields, and wean the U.S. off of our dependence on expen- sive foreign oil." Harkin continued, "We have to get serious about changing the way we think about energy production. There is only so much oil and other fossil fuels on the planet. We must start turning to cleaner, renewable sources of energy, like ethanol and wind power, and we must do it now." Harkin has been a leader in the push toward a renewable energy future. In addition to sponsoring ambitious RFS leg- islation, Harkin has also worked to increase the produc- tion of electricity through wind power and develop a hydrogen economy. 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BlueCross BlueShield of Iowa Des Motnes, Iowa /::arrn Bu/'eau West Des Holnes, Iowa inlons Opinions presented do not necessarily represent the opinions of the publisher and staff of The Lone Tree Reporter. A Question Letter to the Editor; I would like to clear things up, even though it might be too late for the rumor mill. In last week's edition of the Reporter, I (Durk Sterner) was identified as the father to Alex Ogren. Now the last time I checked, he is not my son. Even though we are related, (but then again, isn't every- body in a small town?) and you see us together at times, past and present, hunting, golfing, fishing, family reunions,T-ball games, playing catch in the back yard, he has dark hair, drives a Dodge, is a dead eye with a shot- gun.Anyway, you see, I'm just not his father. I can see where people can be con- fused. A few years ago, I believe Rick Ogren, (aka. Durk Sterner) won some talent show at the Fall Festival. Maybe that got the myth started. Or maybe its because me and Rick Ogren, both ride bicycle's. You see, I'm always the one that"stops' at the stop signs. Rick is also pretty quiet at social gatherings, as well as am.You of Paternity can always find the both of us, stand- ing in a corner, not drawing any atten- tion. Both of us, are very shy individ- uals, and for us to be identified in the local paper, may lead us to crawl back in our shells a little more. So, I hope I have cleared this little matter up. By the way, Happy Belated Birthday Dad! ( I mean Carl ) Durk Sterner Lone Tree Quoting Gandhi To the Editor: Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of Western civiliza- tion. His reply:"l think it would be a good idea". Peter Ryan Harty Lone Tree, Iowa We welcome your] opinion I E-mail letters to the editor to: Itnews@ iowatelecom.net Letters longer than 350 l words may be edited for space. 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