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Heavy metal: Rechargeables and the environment | | Monday, November 03, 2008 by Erica A. |  Toxic heavy metal is not what your kid brother listens to. It’s the cadmium, nickel, lead and mercury found in an array of batteries, both disposable and rechargeable, and it’s harmful to humans and animals. Runoff from cadmium mining caused deformities in animals and humans in Japan after WWII. Mercury’s toxicity is well known—it’s what made the Mad Hatter mad. Lead damages neuron connections. | | Add Comment | Read More | | | | Why Go Rechargeable? Part 3
Save money in the long run | | Monday, November 03, 2008 by Erica A. |  Over time, rechargeable batteries save so much money that they are virtually free power. Thrifty living blog The Simple Dollar, which pulls no punches, tested whether rechargeables would really save money in the long term. Blogger Trent switched from Energizer e2 Titanium alkaline AAs to Sanyo Eneloop batteries. | | Add Comment | Read More | | | | | | | |
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If you’ve made it this far in the blog series, odds are that you’re pretty sold on rechargeables. Now it’s about fine-tuning your usage.
See the pros and cons of NiCD and NiMH batteries and why we can use Li-Ion batteries to replace our AA batteries.
