Technology’s Morning After
Posted on July 4, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution |
The cathode ray tube is having a bad decade. For years, it was the glow behind "tube TV," the bulb that gave television screens and desktop monitors their rounded face. Now it is being replaced by plasma, LCD, and other technologies. And the switch is expected to accelerate further in 2009 when the Federal Communication Commission requires all consumers to convert to digital televisions.