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From: INTERNET:sf.moderator@sfsierra.sierraclub.org
To: Patricia Dines, 73652,1202
To: sc-action@igc.apc.org
Date: Sun, Nov 24, 1996, 1:57 AM
Subject: SC-Action #310- Scientists Endorse Ozone Chemical Ban
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IN THE NEWS: SCIENTISTS ENDORSE OZONE CHEMICAL BAN
Dutch scientists reported in today's issue of the journal Nature
that international action to fend off depletion of the earth's
ozone layer averted a skin cancer epidemic. Researchers at
Utrech University estimated that up to 1.5 million skin cancer
cases were averted each year in the U.S. alone. They concluded
that global policymakers dodged a disaster by acting to prevent
further erosion of the Earth's protective ozone layer. The study
bolsters previous scientific findings supporting the phaseout of
halocarbons -- ozone destroying chemicals.
Last fall, House Majority Whip Tom Delay (R-TX) and other
Republican congressional leaders called for lifting of the ban,
citing scientific uncertainty.