Hey David,
Why don't you tell us how you really feel.
Don't hold back! :)
-----Original Message-----
From: David Gloff <dgloff@xnet.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: DML: emission laws and stupid crap!
>Hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but R-12 was not banned because it
>depletes the ozone. There has never been any conclusive evidence that it
>does so. In fact, simple studies have actually shown that r-12 is LESS
>destructive than the "approved" R-134a. The SINGLE reason it was outlawed
>is because DuPont's patents were less than 2 years from expiration, and
>the company and the US economy stood to lose a lot of money when the
>rights to produce Freon became public domain. Therefore, a faulty study
>needed to be cooked up to declare it "unsafe" so that a new coolant (with
>a new 30+ year patent cycle) could be sold. Nevermind the fact that
>R-134a costs significantly more than R-12 did, and doesn't work half as
>well (the primary reason why my 99 dakota's air isn't anywhere near as
>cold as the air in my father's 88 Camry). Finally, just to make sure
>that every environmentalist is upset by this post <sic>, I'll let the
>last cat out of the bag. There is no "ozone depletion" taking place. The
>measured levels of upper-atmosphere ozone have been steadily increasing
>since the early 70's. CFC's (the most often maligned destroyer of ozone,
>which it is fully capable of doing--in a laboratory) are approximately
>20-400x as heavy as the gaseous molecules that make up our atmosphere, and
>therefore could not possibly reach the upper atmosphere in great enough
>quantities to make any appreciable impact. About the only thing one could
>blame on them is destroying ground-level ozone, and preventing us from
>being poisoned by it (ozone is toxic when inhaled by animals, including
>us). Finally, let's assume for a moment that ALL of the CFC's and other
>ozone-unfriendly chemicals that have ever been released have ended up in
>the ozone layer and destroyed some O3. Even assuming that (which is
>impossible), man, in his entire history, has not released nearly as much
>of these depletors as in 1 good-sized volcano eruption, of which there are
>dozens (if not hundreds) every year.
>
>Not trying to rag on everybody, but one of my big pet peeves is radical
>environmentalism. Don't get me wrong, I recycle, and wouldn't dump waste
>or harmful chemicals anywhere. I don't mind being responsible and taking
>care of what we have. What irks me is when lies are manufactured by
>corporations, the government, or "special interest groups" (greenpeace is
>a big offender here, as is the EPA) decide that a certain thing is now
>dangerous and must be stopped, for no reason other than political or
>monetary gain.
>
>Off the soapbox. Flames and comments welcome. :-)
>
>David Gloff
>Computer Technician
>Valcom Professional Computer Center; Kemper/Scudder/Zurich Funds
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>
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>
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