Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-23 Thread Carl Tollander
Well, if we stopped using rare earths for refrigerator magnets, it might make a dent. On 3/22/11 9:10 AM, peggy miller wrote: I wondered if any of you know of a way to keep magnet production from producing enormous toxin byproducts. Turns out magnets are needed for large wind turbines that

Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-23 Thread Douglas Roberts
Cool idea. Very attractive. Obviously the product of a a rare intellect. --Doug On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Carl Tollander c...@plektyx.com wrote: Well, if we stopped using rare earths for refrigerator magnets, it might make a dent. On 3/22/11 9:10 AM, peggy miller wrote: I

[FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-22 Thread peggy miller
I wondered if any of you know of a way to keep magnet production from producing enormous toxin byproducts. Turns out magnets are needed for large wind turbines that Britain is building, and China makes the magnets cause has the metals for doing so. But result is huge pollution. I am trying to find

Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-22 Thread Steve Smith
Peggy - You ask: /I wondered if any of you know of a way to keep magnet production from producing enormous toxin byproducts. Turns out magnets are needed for large wind turbines that Britain is building, and China makes the magnets cause has the metals for doing so. But result is

Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-22 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
Peggy, I'm sure there is a more expensive way of making magnets that produces less pollution. (Actually, probably the way described with another set of equally sized plants to clean up the waste.) Eric On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 11:10 AM, peggy miller highlandwi...@gmail.com wrote: I wondered if any

Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets

2011-03-22 Thread Nicholas Thompson
realize that we are among the rich people. Nick From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:18 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] toxins from magnets McAfee