Bolb,

Actually, I was interviewed for 3 hours but wasn't ultimately used as a
source because a) it didn't fit in their 8 minutes, and b) Scott Pelley was
really thrilled to have someone try to take his camera away.

While the story is true,  it omits a key step in the chain. * Here is the
rest of the story<http://retroworks.blogspot.com/2009/08/cbs-60-minutes-wasteland-unseen-footage.html>.
*

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Bob Landman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> This piece on electronics recycling ran on 60 Minutes Sunday August 30,
> 2009.
> It's a repeat program that originally aired in November 2008.
>
> The Electronic Wasteland
> http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n
>
> This is the reason lead in solder is being banned.
>
> Instead of fixing the problem, a new one (lead free manufacturing) has been
> created.
> The result (reduced reliability of electronics) will be far worse on human
> life (in toto)
> than the pollution seen in this video, IMHO.
>
> Bob Landman, President
> Life Senior Member, IEEE
> IEEE Power & Energy/Reliability Societies
> IEEE Standards Association
> H&L Instruments, LLC
> www.hlinstruments.com
>
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