particulates equals so many case of emphysema (or leukemia, or asthma)
which however will only cause *this* many days off work, a loss of
productivity of Z percent, since we only employ y percent of the
population. And that loss of productivity is cheaper than a retrofit on the
smokestack.
Dana
Larry C. Lyons writes:
> Given some of the people on this list you could have been/
>
> The sad part of it is that it does impact the bottom line of most companies.
>
> larry
>
> At 03:31 PM 10/24/2003, you wrote:
> >but larry, who cares about the health care costs? They aren't paid by the
> >guys polluting :)
> >
> >And I didn't forget the tags, was wondering if anyone would think I was
> >serious :P
> >
> >Dana
> >
> >Larry C. Lyons writes:
> >
> > > There was a recent OMB/NAS study that demonstrated that for every dollar
> > > spent on air pollution control, about 200 were saved in health care costs.
> > > Thats certain adds to the bottom line.
> > >
> > > btw you forgot the <sarcasm></sarcasm> tags.
> > >
> > > larry
> > >
> > > At 02:39 PM 10/24/2003, you wrote:
> > > >but larry, pollution is good for America. Boosts the corporate bottom
> > line,
> > > >and thins the herd.
> > > >
> > > >Dana
> > > >
> > > >Larry C. Lyons writes:
> > > >
> > > > > At 11:51 AM 10/24/2003, you wrote:
> > > > > >Both of my parents and one of my brothers were professors(Michigan
> > > > State and
> > > > > >Berkley). They are liberal because their job is to fight
> > > > reality. They look
> > > > > >at things and say this should work. Conservatives tend to be more
> > > > connected
> > > > > >with what really happens.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Such as weapons of mass destruction. Such as opposition to stem cell
> > > > > research while ignoring the destruction of thousands of fertilized eggs
> > > > > from fertility clinics every year. Such as pushing changes in the
> > Clear
> > > > Air
> > > > > Act that their own people will say amount to massive increases in air
> > > > > pollution?
> > > > >
> > > > > If this is being more connected to what really happens, I'd hate to see
> > > > > delusional.
> > > > >
> > > > > Reality what a concept.
> > > > >
> > > > > larry
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >----------
> > > >[
> > >
> >
> >----------
> >[
>
[Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
