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Minor tangent here that's not relevant to your main point - what exactly is wrong with trying to dispose of toxic waste in a "semi-competent" manner? Lead, merc
by fennecfoxen 15y ago
Minor tangent here that's not relevant to your main point - what exactly is wrong with trying to dispose of toxic waste in a "semi-competent" manner? Lead, mercury, asbestos, and all those other freaky things have got to go somewhere. Shouldn't you be more pissed off at people generating that waste?
- vilya 15y agoI think semi-competent there was probably supposed to mean "less competent than average", not "more competent than average".
- marshray 15y agoWell for me at least the cask is half-full, not half-empty. That's just the kind of guy I am.
- MPSimmons 15y agoI think we should keep them where they belong; in children's toys imported from China.
- biot 15y agoSemi-competent disposal results in semi-containment of toxic waste. Competent disposal results in full containment of toxic waste.
- wpietri 15y agoCompetent waste disposal is great. Totally incompetent waste disposal is bad, but those jerks tend to get caught quickly. The semi-competent ones are able to appear adequate for long enough that they can create giant messes. They can also undercut the people doing it right, creating a race to the bottom. And no, I'm not necessarily pissed off at the people generating the waste. Heck, water's dangerous unless properly handled. As long as people using toxic substances pay the full lifecycle cost there's no negative externality so that's jake by me.