Well stated. The US took much heat for not signing Kyoto. But no one bothered to ask why. It's far more fun to attack the government and big business, since we all need our windmills to joust. I wish the government could take the same approach to RoHS/WEEE, but unfortunately, we are stuck with it regardless of borders. If the EU was so worried about how muh electronic equiplment is ending up in landfills, why are they forcing us to remove the one substance (lead) that will virtually ensure drastic reductions in lifetime for electronic devices, thus creating far MORE waste? Should we recycle, or should we reduce the need for disposal? I am sure the $100 billion already spent on RoHS could have been far more effectively applied to environmental improvement, had anyone bothered to do the science first. Davy has presented some excellent research and actual facts. Unfortunately, it's barking at the burglar as he leaves the house........... Pete -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leadfee Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Leadfree To temporarily stop/(start) delivery of Leadree for vacation breaks send: SET Leadfree NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------