Before there was global warming and conservatives started to deny the validity of science, a global consensus developed in 1987 that continuing the production of CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) gases, which destroy the ozone layer, which is turn protects living things on earth from bad emissions from the sun, was undesirable. So, CFC production was rapidly downsized and all production ended globally in 2010.
Now scientists are finding that there are 4 variations of CFC now appearing in the atmosphere and they are not sure about the sources. But they are suspicious of certain insecticides and a few other things where manipulation of molecules by the chemical industry might as a sight effect create CFC emissions.
Scientists are working as fast as possible to see if they can determine where these new CFC's are coming from as CFC's take a long time to degrade and recreating ozone takes a long time and no one knows how life on earth would cope with no ozone. It might be too dangerous to be outside doing any of the fun things we all like to do.
So one would think there would be consensus that this is a worthwhile thing for the EPA to working on. However, I have little doubt that the Koch Brothers will fight this tooth and nail like they do all other EPA activities. Koch Industries produces agricultural chemicals. And if a Republican is the next President, they are likely to follow the Bush II attitude of the EPA serves no necessary purpose.
Woe to the rest of us if that should happen and we lose the consensus that CFC's are bad. I enjoy my outdoor activities and I want future generations to be able to enjoy being outdoors as well. After all, all of human kind has lived outdoors forever and our animals and plants need a healthy environment to thrive and support our nutrition. That would be Motherhood and Apple Pie if the GOP didn't have so many sciences deniers in their ranks.
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