You don't want to be down wind - NYT
This is a follow up to Brian's post, "They said we were crazy",
The New York Times has an editorial today calling on the Senate to pass a strong chemical security bill:
The requirements are reasonable, vital and long overdue. If terrorists were to attack a chemical plant near an American city or large town, they could unleash a toxic cloud that could endanger the lives of hundreds of thousands.Environmental groups, most notably Greenpeace, and organized labor have been pushing Congress to enact tough chemical plant security legislation, but the chemical industry — concerned about the cost — has long resisted.
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While the House was considering the issue, the Clorox Company announced earlier this month that it was choosing to convert all of its factories that use chlorine gas — a lethal substance — to safer chemical processes. Greenpeace estimates that that will eliminate the risk to the more than 13 million Americans who live in range of Clorox’s facilities.
Do you hear me politicians in Washington? Listen up: Lead, follow, or get the heck out of the way.
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