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In Reply to: RE: Too funny posted by E-Stat on September 22, 2016 at 08:48:28
If "resurgence" implies "a bringing again into prominence" then the potential impacts caused by a renewal of the record making industry might be slightly more than "miniscule".
Luckily, I don't think that a huge resurgence of the vinyl record industry is likely to happen but I still would not hasten to encourage the manufacture and use of any more PVC than is absolutely necessary. You may not jibe with such a meticulous mindset, but in order to move forward I think it's important that we instill that sort of consciousness.
More "affordable" alternatives to PVC for use in household products, flooring, siding, roofing, and other things have been making headway in the marketplace for some time now. Parts of the world are certainly transitioning away from the use of too many PVC products, so expect marketplace shares to increase as time goes by.
Concerning life expectancy issues now vs. then? Well, we definitely have much better surgical techniques, antibiotics and other life-saving drugs available now that did exist the early to mid 1900's. Antibiotics and vaccination programs alone have worked wonders. So, advances in medical care count for a lot. That said, do we live "healthier" - or do we simply have better array of bandaids available today?
And we have to take into consideration the idea that what we do might affect the health of others species, even when what we do does not seem at first to affect us. And the health of the "others" in our natural environment, in many ways, continues to spiral downwards since the time PVC and other things PVC-ish were first introduced.
Of course, I cannot prove that the use of materials chemically similar to PVC are a major culprit in the downturn of the natural world - just as you cannot prove that our health might not be even better than it is right now if PVC had never been widely used. But chemical manufacture and use is suspected to be one of the major factors responsible for this steady and gradual downturn.
So hey, once again: All I'm saying is that we'd be wise keep on moving in better directions whenever possible. Why remain still and complacent? Things might seem hopeless at times but start out slow and things might gain in momentum. It's the goal.
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Of course, I cannot prove that the use of materials chemically similar to PVC are a major culprit in the downturn of the natural world
Downturn of the natural world? Thanks for all the laughs!
Yours is just another knee jerk reaction - devoid of data to support changing any current EPA and OSHA guidelines.
Why remain still and complacent?
Rational behavior.
Sure, "irrational" people everywhere are working to replace PVC and other things thought to be greatly contributing to global warming and a toxified environment.And I hope you are not implying that the condition of the natural world is stable, or even in an "upturn". I know you know that there is plenty of data showing that this is NOT the case.
But regardless, I think that you and I have both had a chance to say what we think here. So It think that it's time we ended our little conversation.
Enjoy your daily commute back and forth to work in the Silicon Valley or wherever it is you go. I'm pretty sure that the air is satisfyingly stinky enough for the most rational of peoples.
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And I hope you are not implying that the condition of the natural world is stable,
Planet Earth has been changing for the past four and a half billion years.
know you know that there is plenty of data showing that this is NOT the case.
Sorry, but you continue to be mistaken. Data-free links from marginal greenie sites is obviously not compelling scientists at the EPA. :)
Enjoy your daily commute back and forth to work in the Silicon Valley or wherever it is you go
?? My daily commute is about eighty feet from the bedroom to the home office. I live in a small college town where distances are short and drive efficient two and four wheeled Honda vehicles. That makes sense.
I'm pretty sure that the air is satisfyingly stinky enough for the most rational of peoples.
Air quality? I thought all the hand wringing about PVC was about children absorbing dangerous toxins in their impressionable bodies. Further confusing the issue with more facts, air quality in the US has continued to improve over the past couple of decades. Scroll down to view the data. This through changes proven to be beneficial.
Thanks again for the humor!
We believe differently from each other, no doubt. And neither one of us is going to budge, just as neither one of us is ALONE in our respective beliefs. So I see little point in continuing this conversation.
Thanks for the slice.
try using statistically sound data to support your argument. And avoid putting your foot in your mouth with comments contrary to reality.
You might actually convince folks. :)
Believe what you want to believe, I guess. I can only hope that my side wins, just as you would I'm sure.
Thanks, and good-bye.
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