So They Printed My Letter-to-the-Editor . . .

This is how they printed my letter. While I did change the format of the letter from the one I posted here, it will be very clear that they did some work of their own. Just don't read it too carefully or some of the sentences will not make any sense:

CFLs a good investment
Here is a more accurate perspective on CFLs, energy use and environmental conservation:
Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, requiring roughly 25 percent greater efficiency from light bulbs beginning in 2012. While some incandescent technology meets this standard, CFL lighting fits any standard light fixture and already exceeds the efficiency mark.
Unfortunately, misinformation about mercury content in CFLs has discouraged many people from using them. As conservation specialist for McMinnville Water & Light, I can tell you that using CFLs means less mercury released into the environment, not more.
A CFL bulb typically contains between 1.4 and 5 milligrams of mercury — not enough to cover the head of a pin. Said John Bachner, National Lighting Bureau, "Even in a small room, the impact on air quality (of a broken CFL) is well below danger levels established by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration."
Older thermometers typically contain 500 milligrams of mercury; mechanical thermostats typically contain 1,000 to 3,000 mg of mercury. The EPA estimates that Americans release 104 metric tons of mercury each year, mostly from coal-fired electrical power.
Since CFLs use 75 percent less electricity than an incandescent, replacing incandescents with CFLs means 75 percent less mercury released into the atmosphere. One CFL saves 4.5 mg of mercury from the atmosphere. The mercury vapor inside fluorescent light bulbs binds to the inside of the bulb, leaving an average of 0.4 mg of mercury free in the bulb. So, even when it goes to a landfill, there is 4.1 mg of mercury saved from the environment.
If mercury from CFLs is a dripping faucet, coal-fired power plants are a wide-open fire hydrant of mercury. Using CFLs saves hydro power here, which can be sold to offset coal power elsewhere.
Long life and low energy use make CFLs a good investment. For cleanup suggestions when a CFL bulb breaks, visit www.epa.gov/mercury.
Matt DeppeMcMinnville

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I guess the main ideas are still comunicated, they just happen to have taken out any resemblence of art or form or fun. Oh well.