Green Options

Sometimes I feel like an idiot for trusting the American government to protect our children. I mean really, I should know better by now.  I had just assumed any new chemical introduced into the US market would be tested for toxicity:  NOT TRUE!

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) does not require chemical companies to test the 700 new chemicals introduced into the US market annually for their toxicity.  This law is so bad the EPA has not even been able to ban the known carcinogen asbestos under TSCA after 10 years of trying!

Environmentalists are organizing a protest against the arrival of a ship in Hartlepool, England from France next week because the ship is loaded with 700 tons of toxic asbestos.

A Hartlepool company has been contracted to dismantle the ship, but environmental groups worry that they do not have the proper equipment or expertise to properly dismantle the ship. Asbestos can cause severe respiratory problems and has been banned in many countries.

A homeowner near San Francisco received a proposal for $1045 to remove asbestos from his home. The material did not contain detectable asbestos.