In a message dated 9/24/99 2:17:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, skerries_at_hotmail.com writes: << I've visited a few (hard-shell) kayak plants in my time, and they range from Dickensian "dark satanic mills" to modern, well-ventilated plants. But even in the best of them, your nose and lungs will tell you that a witch's brew of chemicals is being used >> Good points, Philip, but in defense of the industry let me add that I see various manufacturers advertising that their plastic boats are recyclable. Re the Saturation Point, my comment is: Bottom line: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION. Outfitters, paddling clubs, individual paddlers, authors and magazine publishers can spread the holy word and teach environment-friendly practices. Sandy Kramer Miami *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 24 1999 - 15:08:09 PDT
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