LF Subscribers,

My apology up front.  I usually don't respond emotionally but "Three
Cheers for Gordon".

The IPC Forums (LF & TN) are best served by data not claims.

Regards,
George

George M. Wenger (908)-546-4531 
Reliability / FMA Engineer
Base Station and Subsystems Group
Andrew Corporation,  40 Technology Drive, Warren, NJ 07059
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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Davy, Gordon
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [LF] Honesty


Pratap,

You will find that it isn't just evil industrialists who have been
dishonest to promote their selfish goals. You mention leaching of Pb
from landfills into drinking water. This is an example of dishonest
allegation that evil environmental activists make to scare people into
contributing to their organizations. As I have done repeatedly in this
forum, I challenge you to produce any evidence of its truth. I challenge
you to show how complying with the RoHS legislation is going to make the
world a healthier place to live. Certainly the EU Environmental
Directorate, which is responsible for the RoHS directive, has failed to
do so. No subscriber to this forum has done so.

Environmental activists like to talk about how many pounds of electronic
products are going into landfills, but they never put it into
perspective. Here's a number you can use as a denominator to evaluate
these claims. In 1990, the total amount of municipal solid waste in the
US was 195 million tons. That makes electronic waste pretty puny in
comparison - about one percent. And if lead in landfills were really a
concern, then keeping more out would be ridiculously inadequate to solve
the problem. To find the truth about lead leaching, call a supplier of
public drinking water and inquire about the level of lead in the source
water, and whether it is rising.

As for DDT and malaria, you might want to read the rest of the story at
www.Eco-Imperialism.com. Third-world people are dying because of
restrictions being insisted on by first-world ideologues who don't have
to face the threat.

Environmental activists have engaged in outrageous lies to promote their
agenda, and unless you can support your claims, it appears that you have
been influenced by them.

Gordon Davy 
Baltimore, MD 
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410-993-7399 

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