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Lead laws
Anyone up on the newest legislation to ban lead, 100% in the US in couple
of years? -- JK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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I'm torn between being up or being down.
Down 'cause I think it's flat out bull**** propaganda devoid of scientific justificiation. Up 'cause I figure if they actually do it, I'll become repugnantly rich smuggling lead from Canada to the states. Place your orders early fellas. Supplies are limited. Not much more than a coupla million tons. US price is $1.25/lb now. Who knows what it'll go up to? Your gunna end up with the only country on earth that banned lead - and the only country still using imperial measure. Both make equal sense. |
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I started hearing about it about 3 years ago and haven't seen anything
happening yet. About 6 years or so ago the government put some lead laws in place but it didn't affect the stained glass industry...largely due to a large letter writting campaign and petitions to congressmen. I think the same thing will happen and the stained glass industry will be exempt. Stranger things have happened with the government though. Andy "jk" wrote in message .net... Anyone up on the newest legislation to ban lead, 100% in the US in couple of years? |
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"jk" wrote in message . net... Anyone up on the newest legislation to ban lead, 100% in the US in couple of years? No, but I would be interested in seeing that bill. Do you have a cite? I know there has been a move for reduction of lead emissions from industry, but not aware of any across the board 100% outright ban. Do you mean limited to electrical/electronics? My scuba diving expenses are going to be phenonmenal if we need to go to platinum weight belts, not to mention dangerous! |
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"Dennis Brady" wrote in message om... I'm torn between being up or being down. Down 'cause I think it's flat out bull**** propaganda devoid of scientific justificiation. Heavy metals in the water and the environment negatively impact both human and wildlife. We knew that long before we went to lead free gasoline. What keeps the heavy metals in our atmosphere and our water is the profit those industries make and the lobbyists they can afford to pay and the votes they can afford to buy. Problem is us consumers want it both ways. We want to buy cheaply on one hand, but on the other we want quality products with less environmental impact on our children and our earth. Profit rules until our other losses hit close to home. Your gunna end up with the only country on earth that banned lead - Not exactly. Europe may leading on that one. http://makeashorterlink.com/?O24512918 and the only country still using imperial measure. Ok, you get a point for that one :-) |
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Like many things, it'll likely depend on which party forms the next
government. Usually it's the Democrats that are most concerned about health and the environment, but this issue is truly about neither. It's being agressively promoted by companies that hope to have lead banned so you'll be forced to buy non-lead products (that by an interesting co-incidence they make). A Republican government is more likely to support their intensive lobbying. This whole anti-lead movement can be easily and effectly killed. Just demand the advocates supply proof for the need. |
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"Andy" wrote in message om... I started hearing about it about 3 years ago and haven't seen anything happening yet. About 6 years or so ago the government put some lead laws in place but it didn't affect the stained glass industry...largely due to a large letter writting campaign and petitions to congressmen. I think the same thing will happen and the stained glass industry will be exempt. Stranger things have happened with the government though. Andy I have this on good authority that it's all but a done deal. That's why the push to find a lead free solder and came product to our industry. In case you missed it, the last time they did this, our industry was saved at the last minute by the hired lead manufacturer lobbyists. You need to speak to a lead industry guy. I lost my contact recently... he retired. Hope we get what may be the only exemption this time around. -- JK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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Yeah - and what about all the medical people who
will get radiated? Lead is the only shielding that can stop x-rays and other high energy emissions. No body in the government or the legislature even considers ALL the variations BEFORE they write or enforce a law. Right now it's prescriptions. Tomorrow it will be lead! Hal "searobin2319" wrote in message . com... "jk" wrote in message . net... Anyone up on the newest legislation to ban lead, 100% in the US in couple of years? No, but I would be interested in seeing that bill. Do you have a cite? I know there has been a move for reduction of lead emissions from industry, but not aware of any across the board 100% outright ban. Do you mean limited to electrical/electronics? My scuba diving expenses are going to be phenonmenal if we need to go to platinum weight belts, not to mention dangerous! |
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Or go metric and ban nickel, cadmium, etc. etc. etc. Join the rest of the
world. -- Mike Firth Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/hotbit46.htm Latest notes "Dennis Brady" wrote in message om... I'm torn between being up or being down. Down 'cause I think it's flat out bull**** propaganda devoid of scientific justificiation. Up 'cause I figure if they actually do it, I'll become repugnantly rich smuggling lead from Canada to the states. Place your orders early fellas. Supplies are limited. Not much more than a coupla million tons. US price is $1.25/lb now. Who knows what it'll go up to? Your gunna end up with the only country on earth that banned lead - and the only country still using imperial measure. Both make equal sense. |
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searobin2319 wrote:
"jk" wrote in message . net... Anyone up on the newest legislation to ban lead, 100% in the US in couple of years? No, but I would be interested in seeing that bill. Do you have a cite? I know there has been a move for reduction of lead emissions from industry, but not aware of any across the board 100% outright ban. Do you mean limited to electrical/electronics? My scuba diving expenses are going to be phenonmenal if we need to go to platinum weight belts, not to mention dangerous! The platinum weight belts are the rage in the more stylish resorts. Tantalum is also hot this year, touted as "the poor man's platinum". Gold sinkers are beginning to appear in the boxes of the more trendy anglers. -- Jack http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/ |
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