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dc_dux · 07-25-2008, 03:39 AM

Cynth....at a personal level, voluntary conservation is great for whatever motives one may have.

But at the societal level, would a reliance on industries to voluntarily dump less waste and toxins in the air and water have accomplished as much as the environmental laws of the 60s and 70s with their tough and enforceable regulatory standards?

I think not.

Are the waterways and air significantly cleaner than 40 years ago as a result of those laws? Was the US economy adversely impacted by those laws?

I think the answers are indisputable.

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dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Cynth....at a personal level, voluntary conservation is great for whatever motives one may have. But at the societal level, would a reliance on industries to voluntarily dump less waste and toxins in the air and water have accomplished as much as the environmental laws of the 60s and 70s with their tough and enforceable regulatory standards? I think not. Are the waterways and air significantly cleaner than 40 years ago as a result of those laws? Was the US economy adversely impacted by those laws? I think the answers are indisputable. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 07-25-2008 at 03:44 AM..