[HN Gopher] We fixed the ozone layer (2021) ___________________________________________________________________ We fixed the ozone layer (2021) Author : DarkContinent Score : 19 points Date : 2022-05-24 21:58 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.worksinprogress.co) (TXT) w3m dump (www.worksinprogress.co) | Mo3 wrote: | I appreciated this article more than I would've assumed. They are | right, we tend to focus too much on failures and problems and | forget about honoring success. | afry1 wrote: | One fact from this saga to boggle the mind: a big reason that the | international treaties on ozone-harmful chemicals succeeded was | because Ronald Reagan, president at the time, had skin cancer | removed from his nose right around the time that studies on ozone | layer depletion were coming out. | | The issue was low priority for him and his administration, but | the fact that he had personally suffered from the effects of | excessive UV made it personal for him, and so he eventually | pushed for action. | buzzdenver wrote: | Same hypocrisy with supporting stem cell research after Reagan | was diagnosed with Alzheimers, but opposing first. Or the | Cheneys' attitudes towards same sex marriage after one of their | daughters came out as lesbian. | sonicggg wrote: | What a presumptuous article. What exactly have we "fixed"? We | simply stopped destroying it, and nature took care of the rest. | | If I stop causing a recurrent issue that is all my own fault | anyway, should I go ahead and pat myself on the back? | | This is almost akin to a murderer saying that he saved a person | by practicing self-control. | headsoup wrote: | This is the key point of the whole article I think, and why | anything changed at all: | | > DuPont's patent on CFC technologies had expired. | | It is good to celebrate success, but it would be nicer if large | industries had a track record of integrity and empathy on | decisions that affect humanity negatively. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-05-24 23:00 UTC)