> Or, we could acknowledge that most of the general public doesn't have the education necessary, and have the government regulate on our behalf. You know... lik

> Or, we could acknowledge that most of the general public doesn't have the education necessary, and have the government regulate on our behalf. You know... like they're elected to do. Hmm... Are you talking about the regulators who come from the same industry which produces the pollutants and are heavily lobbied by that industry? > Average Joe truck driver or Jane LPN shouldn't have to have an indepth knowledge of endocrinology just to be safe from the greed and callousness of polluting corporations. While I agree with your "shouldn't have to", there is no reason that they cannot read the same research papers and understand them enough to come to their own conclusions. We are blessed with being able to access that information, and I think it is foolish to not take advantage of that privilege.