Subj : Re: Alkaline battery quandry...
To   : August Abolins
From : Marc Lewis
Date : Sun Dec 01 2019 00:33:42

Hello August.

<On 27Nov2019 08:01 August Abolins (2:221/360) wrote a message to Marc Lewis 
regarding Alkaline battery quandry... >


 ML> It takes more than 100 times the energy to manufacture an
 ML> alkaline battery than is available during its use phase. And
 ML> when the entirety of a battery's emissions are added up -
 ML> including sourcing, production, and shipping - its
 ML> greenhouse gas emissions are 30 times that of the average
 ML> coal-fired power plant, per watt-hour. -- Jay Turner

 AA> Are rechargeables a better choice?

I believe the next in line are lithium cells, probably followed by NiMH 
rechargable cells.

Best regards,
Marc

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