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...rebates or through massive public projects, but there is a simpler way. Many of the United States’ largest employment industries often spend much of their money complying with very strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on the release of certain compounds such as carbon monoxide and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Air Act alone is costing the industry $523 billion over 23 years, money that could be better spent elsewhere. If the government was simply to eliminate these standards, the industry could start to hire back its workforce...
...advantages to relaxing EPA standards are not strictly economic. As a new Massachusetts resident, I have been privy to the harsh New England winters. By releasing greater quantities of carbon monoxide and CFCs into the atmosphere, the United States government could spur global warming to make the weather much more pleasant in the winter. Imagine the quality of life increase for all the New England residents who could go outside in the middle of January with nothing but a T-shirt and shorts. In addition to the added comfort, more moderate temperatures would eliminate problems associated with icy roads...
...cartoon shows a yawning globe of the Earth grasping onto the Kyoto Accords, the expanding mouth of the globe representing the ozone hole. Let’s get the facts straight here. The ozone hole is created by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); CFCs have been successfully phased out of many developed countries due to the Montreal Protocol signed by many nations in 1987. The primary ozone hole still exists in the Antarctic because CFCs have a very long residence time in the atmosphere...
...want to talk about potential risks. "No one in the industry doubts that nanotech is the most powerful tool we've ever had," he says. "But it's mad that we're charging ahead without any debate. People are nervous because scientists have made a lot of mistakes - DDT, CFCS, thalidomide. A mistake with nanotechnology could be very much more serious than anything we've seen before." Shand and Goldsmith have a point. As Time reported two weeks ago, ETC Group's paper included a review of available health research on nanoparticles. After studying the findings, Vyvyan Howard, pathology professor...
...Omen The Antarctic ozone hole is slowly shrinking and may close within 50 years, scientists report; the atmosphere now neutralizes harmful CFCs faster than they are produced by mankind