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Not diet n I vv( ^mmtinih ( o||< g<
lit I‘>h7 enviiemtnental v tentists aiound
the wmid Ingan to sound like niodettwiav
< hit ken 1 jit lev
I he o/one lav< f above* the \fit.iu tn
noi m.tllv about 't milbuirtn % tbit k. lud
withered to levs than halt Ms noitnal
llut knew No tin's warned. the skv wasn i
tailing it wav disap}* .11 mg
1 as! vr.u, the ir crie s again rose as the
ii/our lave! diminished to the thinnest le ve l
ever M tonlcel, surpassing die 1***7 "hole
\n<| se trnlists ai« e \jw < ting the* downwaid
s|>ua! to continue
"\\r biokr the «»l<! te e old, v«iid Dl Ruh
Me l*« te i s he at I of the o/one pt<* e\s team at
\ \S \ \ (,oddaid Spaer Might ( rntri m
(.It f libel I. Mel " I he t one l I n is that the
\ntatc Ut is voit ol an rath warning of tilings
w< \e been saving lot u ,uv ( h I * * i«»
tUminc arhons air destiovtng the o/one
lavei I Ins is the Invt nine we t an j«nn» to
something and vav, I heir tt is
lahltrd the \ntaie lit Hole; the ile a of
o/one depletion in the south j**lr is almost
as big as the- \ niteel Slate s N jentists Maine
« h hue it 1 mu »m at hons ( H m . a e hr m n al
used in arioso! sptav tans, irfiigeiatioii all
• onditionmg units and as an incinsttia 1
solvent. t«n the ie*due 11«»n m the o/one lavei
( )figomg It v ale li l»v the National < h rami
and \tinos|ihent Vclininist ration s t N() A A )
sate line the National I n\ imnmenial Data
Information Seme r M 1 )|Si indit ales the
Vntatetie hole mav he widening aa we ll as
thinning, said Ni I)IS spokesman Hank
I a|H>ie
i he hole die! show evident e <»l spiralling
t lose t<* the- tip ol South \tnriu a t«» the
highe $ latitude, l.apoit said I! one
attributes this to the man made (Ms we
i e i tamlv want to Im- looking at < ut tailing this
as we ait m the- pun e:\sof doing
located in the st l atosphet r o/one
ahsoi hs uluaviolet iav> whn h cause skin
e am er, damage t nips and kill acpiatii life
I hough o/one molecules eonstantlv
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i«> ihr < hlottnr m * M s m cvtinnrh t old
t(-111{m'f .tilt! rv mu h as the South l*»»U I he
i hint me dcMmw the o/one motet ulrs .it an
.!< t delated *jx*rd. thinning the o/one la\rt
\ moNemetit tn tun all othn (Ms tx ^an
m J*iH7 with the* Mining of the Montiral
I’mtntol. an interuatmual treat\ that
|ma d in u dm i lire um «»| ( I ( \ l>\ vtl
jx*tt ell! iK'tnie the end «»t I tie « etlturx
rv< M ali tl » niidm *ed l»\ \ \S \ last spllltg
showed that the ozone tau t o\n tin l mted
States wa% tlliniiili^ at twit r tin i tie of
previous\rais O/niie reduction noitualh
<x i ills in lilt Viihlri but llli sllldl shtmril II
«as( i illtlllllllii; lllln (hr s|)lill|' .|U i\( llw l S
SIhiiiS allrt, tin Mmitir.il l‘i(»loit>l was
.11 lieiiiIi d III l .ilidnii I hr .unciMinimi', i .ill
l'>i tin iiniijihii (urtailin^ of the
|>|'kIuc ii.'ii .umI im|Hiri.<tiiin "I < H s In (hr
M .11 111H HI hlM Will III ll.ltliills |MI Ui l|l.lillli;
in 11 ii Urals plrdmd ithmi Sim million In
IlcljjItlK | n h ii i ■ I 11 nil ill lev 11 u cl I hr Urals
1 I’ \ s|n ikiMii.m 1 l.iv id Ki .in vilil I hr I ‘I'M!
1 S < Iran \ii Ails i ninplr llir ill ihr
Mi inlir.il I’lnlm ol Hr said I hr ,u is iih|m isc
sliul ijiudrlinrsim (lie usr o| ( l( sand mam
(>lhri riiwioinnrnlaih h.imihlli hrniK.ih
Hill miiM-nirnh In save (tie o/nnt' ate not
progressing l.iM enough Ini some, (men
peai c spokeswoman |eanne Whalen said
the goveninieui has not i rat ked down hard
enough on companies, sm li as Dul’ont,
whi< h usr ( K s in tlicit inanulai luring Mu
said the I- I’ \ has allowed i oinpanies in
icplaie ( ICs with hvdroi hlnrnlln
mix arhniis (IK 1 ( s). which also destros
o/one, hm at a slower rale than < I (.s.
" I he willing is on the wall." Whalen said
ll was east Ini the I S and olhei
indnslriah/ed nalinns In lake ll not «i
serioush because it's over in the \nianin
and no one lives there Hut the o/nne lasci
has hen damaged more than we thought
People don't tindersiand how die political
poH ess has lieen holding up die solulion
I he I niled Slates needs a national eneig
politv to I egulate energs soiirus .mil
c11in■ 11 atc the use ol environmental!',
dangeioils substances. according to Rolu n
Small, environmental advocale limn die
I S 1'uhlu Intelest Reseat i ll ( doup
Siu.nl said it is alteads Iihi late In slop the
damage done to die o/one lavel sini e lln
I'HIK when aelosi i| was intindtli ed
1 he best was to i omhat ll i' to rapidly
phase oul die use n! those dungs that deplete
die o/one lavet." he said "ll s mining in the
wiong duei lion We have two main o/one
depleting suhsiani es m the ail alt rads I lie
Ik st we i an do is sli iw die (let line
Hut time mas he miming out Si ienlisi'
an finding evident e that the An In I' also
sul li a mg Itutn a depleted o/one Ri van h
i undue led hs tin N()\\ showed in
on lease in o/one-desttusing i hlmini
i ompoiinds I he aiea is being i a I el ill Is
moinloied hs si lenllsls who leal the
o|K iung ol anolhei o/one hole.
\iici underway in Haugor, Maine, is a
s< lenlilii siuds using am raft to me.isme the
o/one las«-i ovei the Northeast lire N( l \ \
and \ Vs \ learn. e\|*< is to find small aica
st lowing signiliiam depletion Hut Nh Petets
said it is imhkels that a hole as lug as the
\m.mtn (ould e-vet develop ovei the I s
I lie deiiese we re seeing at mid
latitudes will stall looking higgei. he said
Environment becomes everyone s business
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( .ill II riiuinium ill.il jiuii iiim ( .ill II rnvilnnilirill.il
11him musness ( .ill il rmiiniiiiirnl.il giandstunding Rut whalrvei
\ nil i In him- In i .ill II i nl]ni|allnns in lllr l ' ruled Slates have hern
tinning ill nn I he rmiiniiiiiriil.il lii.il krt III in rill vr.us
( aiinpanii s like ( lirwmi Mi Donalds .mil Xnhriisri Hutch have
I let ii pumping imtlirv illln lliril planel-vising ptngi.mis In hrl|> vtvr
(hr earth
I hr III! lease III inijHH.ilr advertising eniphavi/mg rmiiniiiurlil.il
issues ill in rill M'.m is ,i spill-nil nl spat r rsploraUi ill, ,u milling In
.in nl I it i.i I in the ()llii r nl lMiviroiiiuriil.il I’lngi.nm .it tin t nt
Nrliiaska t nn uln
\ ness irs|K t i Im thi' earth was gained when man litsi joumeved
min s|mi r salt I I .ms Srhul/r. vshn is a i noidlll.ilnt 111 (he < Min r i it
I mnuunient.il I’mgi.niis "We rrali/rd hit thr lust lime that uui
r.nth ts .i living organism, and ir sources air not grnrtalrd anew hill
i minniinuslv tu\i Ird." hr vnd
V Inil/e said u s|k-i i Im ihr earth is shared In almnsi ru tumr
involved in ihr i onsumrt i ham, im hiding thr inanul.u mins,
ilislt ihutots, is hi ilrvdus and luiisuniers
U liUr i or potations inav hr trying to am at t i tistoinri s with
i-m tionmriil.il aihrrtiving hr said mam companies air atr mrirh
ih inn 11114 out I.>ng standing pmgtainsol mviioiitnrnta! stewardship
Ralph Woolen, stall spn talisi lot rot pot atr advn using at
l hr vt on, agirrd Hr said advel 11 sr mm 1 s tratuiing the
rlisiloniurnt, whti h ( lirvron has run situr 19S"i. air built aiound
'the things that ( hrvion people air doing to piesrrvr. protre 1 <>i
enhance the environment "
Woolen said the mmpanv views the ads is a public all.nis
amp.ugn inoie so than a mat lu ting 1 ampaign I he I f difleient
I iiviiounielil.illv oriented television toinilieui.tls dial ( hrvion has
produced. he said, have imptoved the company's image with the
i onsiunei
\nd \iihruset Nusi h has jumped on the rnviionnirnt.il
awaieness vvagi 111 with ads and 11 ... i.ds that tell 1 nsti liners alioul
die lien uimpanv s ellorts li 1 save the environment It is a i ani|iaign
that \nheiisei lhis< h lakes seinntslv. a lompanv sjuikeswoinan vud
She said thr < oinpanv s environmental ellorts include
encouraging recta ling, limiting |xillution and protei ting wildlife
'Because our tonsuinris air more tntr tested in the environment
now, she said, "the time seemed light to communu ate out
lonmutmeiit with them.”
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