Who Is CHAMP in Chemical Regulation?

I guess I have to admit that had the government not stepped in to regulate industrial pollution (much of it by chemical manufacturers) my career field would not exist. But if the regulations are relaxed, I feel safe in predicting that greed will prevail over logic once again, and we will return to the bad old days.

Pittsburgh may not disappear behind a veil of smoke, the Cuyahoga River may not re-ignite, and Love Canal might not be reiterated, but a silent spring would definitely lay in our future. Given the current administrations record, I hold NO hope for sensible action on this (or basically any other) front.

The bureaucrates at the EPA!

While DIY can use oil based or alkyd semi-gloss the paint industry is a polluting industry. Why, during the last twenty years, EPA or the governement did not eliminated solvents for the paint industry for retailers and DIYrs? Today, we can eliminate all solvents. We can make waterborne coatings for DIYrs and for industrial use. Solventless coatings exist for decades, powder coating is florishing, and others are coming strong. So, what's the problem for the legislators? Oh, they cannot make unpleasant decisions to friends and influencial people? Why is so hard to make a logical and honest commitment to regulate good and bad things? Make a list and eliminate some and leave anothers. It's simple! Ah, simplicity is hard to accept? Try once in the life to make a longer step, you will accomplish more. In the other side, lead was criticized, asbestos was banned, however both products never really killed someone. The combination of tobacco and asbestos is well known as a sure killer but the second part of the killer is still as a safely selling item on the shelves of most of the stores. The ridiculous of it is the Canadian government who want to hide from the vue of people who want to buy cigarets. What a childish idea! Lately, we found lead in the Chinese toys because the high profit talk first and the rest comes after, including health. However, encapsulated lead paint by the resin never made sick children. In the other aspect of the regulatory business, we rapidly eliminated many dangerous chemicals. It's good! The last is the food industry using chemicals, only chemicals. What's happening there? The blood of a caw contain more strange substances than the animal suppose to have naturally. Many of them, the DNA is changed! Crops are the same with pesticides and other fertilizers. Oh, it is too much to legislate? Star and continue to eliminate, one-a-day. Start with the worst ones and continue but fast because pretty soon we cannot drink water without distilling it. We cannot eat meat because the genetic of the animals are changed and become dangerous to humen. Sorry for the long e-mail but I can stay in front of the screen for days. If you need to start somewhere, please don't hesitate to ask me the first product. Sincerely yours, Gil.