Re: [GreenYes] Maine Legislature passes important EPR bill today

[Helen Spiegelman <hspie@telus.net>]

Go, Maine!!!! 

This is the breakthrough: rather than shackle 'the state' with the
responsibility -- and the bad PR from having to impose 'fees' (i.e.
taxes) to cover the costs -- the wise legislators chose to shackle the
automakers with the responsibility -- and let them eat the costs either
in their margins or by passing them on to consumers. Now automakers have
no choice but either to eliminate mercury -- or pay.

What a great day.

H.

At 05:34 PM 04/04/2002 -0500, Mike Garfield wrote:
> Automakers opposed the legislation,
> and sought instead to create a state-run system funded by fees on new
> and used car sales through dealers.  This amendment, along with
> other weakening provisions, ultimately failed to gain enough votes.