Daily Grist: OT: DuPont,3M/PFOA

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At 12:04 PM 4/26/07, you wrote:

>At Least the Couch Is Clean

>DuPont, 3M criticized for production of " probable " carcinogen

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>Public furor is simmering over a chemical used in Teflon, Scotchgard, and

>other miracles of non-stick, stain-resistant living. Protesters picketed

>DuPont's annual shareholder meeting in Delaware yesterday, upset over the

>company's environmental and labor policies -- including its production of

>PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), a " probable " carcinogen. " I will go to the

>stockholders meeting to show them the face of someone dying of cancer, "

>said Maryanne McGonegal of Common Cause of Delaware, a government watchdog

>group. " We have to make them understand that people die because of their

>environmental practices. " The company plans to phase out PFOA production

>by 2015, but maintains that it knows of " no human health effects " from the

>chemical. Meanwhile, an internal report from fellow giant 3M shows that

>that company was worried about PFOA and related chemicals infiltrating

>soil, water, and human bodies as long ago as 1983. Concerned 3M officials,

>quick on the draw, phased the compounds out in 2002.

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>straight to the source: The News Journal, Luladey B. Tadesse, 26 Apr 2007

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>straight to the source: Star Tribune, David Shaffer and Tom Meersman, 24

>Apr 2007

 

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DuPont is a greedy outfit. Years ago China came out with a real cheap way to make Freon which was one of DuPont's products. DuPont couldn't have competed against it so they took it to Congress and had it banned as eating holes in the Ozone layer. Then they came out with a new more expensive product that would do the same thing. The ban stopped China but DuPont kept making Freon and peddled it to Mexico and overseas. If it did actually damage the ozone, DuPont could have cared less.

 

 

 

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:50 PM

Re: Daily Grist: OT: DuPont,3M/PFOA

 

 

At 12:04 PM 4/26/07, you wrote:>At Least the Couch Is Clean>DuPont, 3M criticized for production of "probable" carcinogen>>Public furor is simmering over a chemical used in Teflon, Scotchgard, and >other miracles of non-stick, stain-resistant living. Protesters picketed >DuPont's annual shareholder meeting in Delaware yesterday, upset over the >company's environmental and labor policies -- including its production of >PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), a "probable" carcinogen. "I will go to the >stockholders meeting to show them the face of someone dying of cancer," >said Maryanne McGonegal of Common Cause of Delaware, a government watchdog >group. "We have to make them understand that people die because of their >environmental practices." The company plans to phase out PFOA production >by 2015, but maintains that it knows of "no human health effects" from the >chemical. Meanwhile, an internal report from fellow giant 3M shows that >that company was worried about PFOA and related chemicals infiltrating >soil, water, and human bodies as long ago as 1983. Concerned 3M officials, >quick on the draw, phased the compounds out in 2002.>>[ email | discuss | + digg | + del.icio.us ]>>straight to the source: The News Journal, Luladey B. Tadesse, 26 Apr 2007>>straight to the source: Star Tribune, David Shaffer and Tom Meersman, 24 >Apr 2007

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