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Article #2024Re: MBTE: Is It Going To Be Removed From Gasoline?
From: Jym Dyer
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:00
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> I think most of the noise over MTBE is based on the fact that
> the anti-environment, anti-regualtion crowd has found a great
> opportunity to say "I told you so" about a regulation while
> at the same time claiming to be in favor or environmental
> protection.
=o= You have touched the thing with a needle!
=o= What's particularly revealing is that this crowd is blaming
"environmentalists" and "environmental groups" for the addition
of MTBE. As far as I know, the majority of enviromental groups
did *not* support this (though most of them stood by and let it
happen).
=o= Communities for a Better Environment, which is one of the
best environmental justice groups in the country, has been
leading the fight against it:
http://www.igc.org/cbe/
<_Jym_>
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