01-14-2008, 09:15 AM
gtill said, "...ruin an economy and lifestyle over them! Or kill foreward progress..."
Please do your homework, so that you might perhaps show evidence of having some clue as to what you are talking about, because your post above reveals a shameful ignorance of actual circumstances.
An incinerator in Hilo would be bad for the local economy, while a successful Zero Waste policy (the like of which we are seeing plenty of here in New Zealand) is good for the local economy -- local businesses, local jobs, and local health.
The 'lifestyle' that has gotten us where we are is a dead end, use-it-up now and to-hell-with-the-future mess.
As for the amount of toxins? First, with the concnetration of dioxin resulting from burning plastic, only a very minute amount is known to cause cancer. Second, a very dark side to incinerators is bioaccumulation of heavy metalsin the food chain, leaving the deadly consequences for later generations.
As for Federal regulations, there are numerous examples these simply failing to protect communities from incinerator-generated pollutants.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Please do your homework, so that you might perhaps show evidence of having some clue as to what you are talking about, because your post above reveals a shameful ignorance of actual circumstances.
An incinerator in Hilo would be bad for the local economy, while a successful Zero Waste policy (the like of which we are seeing plenty of here in New Zealand) is good for the local economy -- local businesses, local jobs, and local health.
The 'lifestyle' that has gotten us where we are is a dead end, use-it-up now and to-hell-with-the-future mess.
As for the amount of toxins? First, with the concnetration of dioxin resulting from burning plastic, only a very minute amount is known to cause cancer. Second, a very dark side to incinerators is bioaccumulation of heavy metalsin the food chain, leaving the deadly consequences for later generations.
As for Federal regulations, there are numerous examples these simply failing to protect communities from incinerator-generated pollutants.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park