Re: [greenyes] Sorry - as a general lurker

[Helen Spiegelman <hspie@no.address>]

Don't get discouraged, Troy.

The Superfund program was not entirely funded with tax dollars -- which is 
why corporations (including local governments, whose landfill sites 
comprise 20% of all sites on the National Priorities List) spent so much 
money on lawyers trying to beat the rap.

The way to do this is one product category at a time. Start with the toxic 
and high-volume products, and those that are easy to recycle. As one 
product sector is nailed, this will send a signal to those who are next in 
line, and they will begin to position themselves to prosper under the 
coming new rules. This is harnessing the spirit of competition.

Helen.

At 12:16 PM 04/14/2003 -0400, Troy Glasner wrote:
> Why should I be held accountable and pay for a corporations wasteful habits?
> Through our tax dollars we fund super funds that end up cleaning up a
> brownfield that gave us cheap products anyway - so no matter what happens -
> we pay - its a matter of how we pay for it and who's responsibility it is in
> the first place.