Environmental news you may not have heard during the week:
Toxins Rules
Political appointees in the Department of Labor are trying to push through a rule that would make it more difficult to regulate workers’ exposure to on-site chemicals. As if the Bush Administration hasn’t done enough to undermine the environment and workers’ health and safety, one last feather in the hat for the road!
Direct Mail Going Green?
Group of direct mail marketers and their clients are trying to make what amounts to an unsustainable practice a little greener by using chlorine-free recycled paper and purging their lists of the names of both dead people and those least likely to respond.
More on the Value of An American Life
We touched on this story last week, that the value that the EPA places on an American’s life has gone down significantly recently, meaning that regulations that protect human life will more often be deemed more expensive than they are worth. Carl Pope, the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, gives even more background information on this important subject.
L.A. Bans Plastic Bags: 2010
Los Angeles’ city council voted to ban plastic bags beginning in 2010. Shoppers will then have to bring their own bags or pay a $0.25 fee per paper or biodegradable bag they use. The city estimates that 2 billion plastic bags are used in Los Angeles each year.
Arctic Has Large Amount of Oil
The National Geological Survey released a report this week saying that the Arctic may contain as much as one fifth of the world’s yet-to-be-discoverd oil and natural gas reserves. More on this story in an upcoming article, availabe here on EnviroHumanImpact later this week.
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