On 9/14/2008 6:45 PM Red Green spake thus:

David Nebenzahl wrote in news:48cdbd87$0$26315
:

In no particular order:

o Asbestos (insulation, siding, gaskets, etc.)
o Lead:
o Gasoline additive (tetraethyl lead)
o Solder (per ROHS regs)
o Drainpipe sealant
o CRT X-ray shielding
o Oil-based paints, varnishes and sealants
o Mercury (in CFLs, batteries, etc.)
o CFCs (refrigerants, aerosol propellants, etc.)
o PCBs (electrical insulator & coolant)
o Chlorinated solvents (carbon tetrachloride, etc.)

Maybe humans really do have the capacity to learn.
(or maybe not)

o and George Bush

Yep! Thank you for pointing out my omission.


--
Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

- Paulo Freire