Who stands to gain the most by replacing 37% Pb by, say, 32% of a considerably more expensive metal, with a neat organisation behind them? Who lobbies the EU the most, with Margot Wallström's crowd of civil servants as the target, crying lead as a dirty word? Which crowd of EU MPs etc. publicly admit that an environmental and H&S risk assessment of lead in solder has never been undertaken because they believed that it was not worth the funding (i.e., they took it that it was a given that lead must be bad)? You don't really need me to answer these questions, do you? Brian Peter Swanson wrote: > "Intense lobbying" by who, exactly? Not doubting your assertion, but I am > probably too politically naive to see who would be behind this. > > Peter > -- > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > Peter Swanson Oxfordshire, England > Dynamix Technology Ltd > IPC Standards, Guidelines & Videos - Electronics Manufacturing Bookshop > [log in to unmask] http://www.dynamixtechnology.com > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Ellis [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 18 February 2004 10:05 > To: TechNet E-Mail Forum.; Peter Swanson > Subject: Re: [TN] Another view of lead-free > > > Peter, > > Sorry, in this case it was not the buyer who decided but commercial > interests backed by intense lobbying. > > Brian > > Peter Swanson wrote: > > >>Sadly, Joe, this is not the case. The consumer believes that lead in > > solder > >>is environmentally bad, and ultimately it's their buying power which makes >>the decision. >> >>Peter >>-- >>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >>Peter Swanson Oxfordshire, England >>Dynamix Technology Ltd >>IPC Standards, Guidelines & Videos - Electronics Manufacturing Bookshop >>[log in to unmask] http://www.dynamixtechnology.com >>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Joe Fjelstad [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>Sent: 17 February 2004 19:45 >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: [TN] Another view of lead-free >> >> >>In a message dated 2/17/2004 11:25:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, >>[log in to unmask] writes: >> >> >> >> >>>And yes, we all pretty much know that banning lead from electronics >> >>assembly >> >> >>>will do more environmental harm than good; >> >> >>Hi Peter, >> >>It seems that just about everyone knows this except for the EU > > Parliament... > >>;-) >> >>Kind regards, >>Joe >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >>To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >>the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >>To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to >>[log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >>To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to >>[log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >>Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >>Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 >>for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >>847-509-9700 ext.5315 >>----------------------------------------------------- >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >>To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >>the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >>To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > >>To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > >>Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >>Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > > for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > >>----------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------