[HN Gopher] We fixed the ozone layer (2021)
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       We fixed the ozone layer (2021)
        
       Author : DarkContinent
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2022-05-24 21:58 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | 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:
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       | > 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.
        
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