This may come as a shock to you, but I believe that some gasses deplete the ozone, and should be restricted. You'll notice that the restrictions were not outrageously expensive and did not give the Environmentalists that much ammunition.
Furthermore, and I guess this is the stuff you want me to get into: Reagan had proven himself to be a Conservative at heart. Nearly all of his actions advanced the cause, or at least didn't do anything to hinder it. Bush has taken on liberal issue after liberal issue, signing laws that were clearly unconstitutional, and refusing to use his veto over anything: his dedication to conservative and small-government issues is in question, maybe not to you, but to many on the Right.
At a time when we are seeing government power expand by leaps and bounds, this report comes to light, which will eventually be used to expand the government further via new regulations, laws, taxes, and policies.
This report will energize large portions of the Left, and the administration inaction in the face of its own admition will infuriate and galvanize them, even if they are hypocrites about the whole thing.
IMO, Reagan would never have let this report see the light of day.
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I agree with you. Rush keeps saying that the theory of global warming hasn't been conclusively proven. Well, it hasn't been conclusively disproven either. Some evidence indicates one thing; other evidence indicates something else. I suspect there are some chemicals that deplete the ozone, and I suspect there are some hothouse gases that contribute to a greenhouse effect. While I'm conservative, I also think government has a role in preserving environmental quality. People hate air quality measures, but the fact that California skies are as clear as they are today (which, in all honesty, are clearer than they were 30 years ago) is testimony to the effectiveness of air quality programs and requirements.
I worked for an oil refining company ten years ago, and we never were opposed to environmental controls. Our position was that there be good science to justify them, and that the controls be applied to everyone equitably. We considered it good corporate citizenship to support necessary and equitable environmental regulations -- and I'm referring to the nasty old oil industry here. I think it's reasonable for conservatives to be good conservationists.
Patently false. Freon is multiples cheaper than the replacement chemicals.
In addition the science on the ozone whole is as well founded as the global warming crap.
But let me guess is Bush were to push new restrictions on ODC's you would be up in arms ? Right ?