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It isn't Easy Being Green and Getting to LEO
MWTJ writes "The BBC has a story about the environmental impact of the space shuttle. One of the things that started the modern environmentalist movement were pictures of the Earth from space, so we could see the beauty of the planet as never before. We could also see environmental destruction from space. But what is the impact of the space program on our planet? The story talks about the switch to Freon-free insulation, the use of clean-burning hydrogen/LOX fuel, and other factors. What else could be done to get to space with minimal harm to the planet?"
Ask the guys on the last shuttle....
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What a douche. What you need some help in is achieving some class and some self-respect.
I'm goddamned sick and tired of the schemes. Everyone has their goddamned hand out on this thing, and I'll not hesitate to piss on anyone who acts like a dickhead.
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Logic be DAMNED! It's all about the *cause* that matters with envirowacos.
I am so tired of stupid, bigoted, right wingers and their moronic terms, like "envirowacos" and "feminazis," for every group that they hate.
Don't blame all environmentalists for the fact that a handful of bureacrats at the EPA and NASA used poor judgment.
Yeah, I know. Cars should still pollute as much as they did in the 1950s. Aerosols should have ozone-depleting CFCs. Factories should be able to dump toxic waste into canals (Google "Love Canal") without government interference. Farmers should be free to put DDT onto crops that we eat. Chemical companies should be able to dump dioxins into the waters where we get our fish. Paint and gasoline should still contain lead. PCBs should still be dumped into out water supply and be dispersed through the air. Children should still go to school buildings with asbestos insulation. Those damned "envirowacos" have ruined everything, haven't they?
There was no foam problem until Algore insisted that freon-free process should be used, creating a foam that was more fragile, and sucked up water from the air as ice more easily, pealing off and hitting the shuttle.
Perhaps you might have included this new link in your original posting, instead of a dubious blog entry.