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Environmentalists and governments everywhere agree that something must be done to halt the widespread use of chloro-fluorocarbons (CFCs) and other substances that are destroying the earth's protective ozone layer -- and just about everybody agrees that nobody is doing enough. Last week the Southern California city of Irvine (pop. 110,000) did more than most...
...vote of 4 to 1, the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, sale and use of virtually all ozone-depleting chemicals. Banned are plastic food packagings made with CFCs, certain types of building insulation and some solvents widely used for cleaning printed circuit boards in personal computers. Most consumer spray-can products are permitted; the majority of these are no longer propelled with CFCs. Refrigerators and automobile air conditioners are excluded, since no readily available substitute exists for the hazardous compounds they...
...appeared to be playing catch-up, just as it did on ozone depletion. It was the European Community that first proposed a total ban on production of CFCs, the chemicals that are believed to be destroying the life- preserving layer of ozone in the atmosphere. The U.S., which had been preparing a similar proposal, agreed to join the ban. But the timing of the announcement made Bush look like a follower, rather than a leader, on the ozone question...
...world's nations have declared their aim of phasing out production of ozone-destroying CFCs by the end of the century. But that is not good enough for the environment-conscious citizens of Vermont. Governor Madeleine Kunin will soon sign state legislation designed to curb the chemicals more swiftly. Starting in 1993, selling new cars that use CFCs in air conditioners will be illegal in Vermont...
...state where the average July temperature is only 68 degrees F, but Vermont hopes its action will send a message to the rest of the U.S. It will certainly send a disturbing message to Detroit, since more than 75% of cars sold have air conditioners, and all those use CFCs. While automakers have no quarrel with the need to find substitute coolants, they doubt they can meet Vermont's timetable...