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QUEUED: Help Prevent Ozone Depletion

Jey
18-08-2006, 05:27
*sigh*

Help Prevent Ozone Depletion

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: The Black Market HQ

Description: For too long humans have been emitting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which effect the ozone that protects us. Most of CFCs come from the industry. If CFCs continue to be emitted we will not have enough ozone to protect us.

Ozone protects us, it prevents the majority of UV(Ultra-Violet) rays from reaching our surface. Too many UV rays and you get skin cancer.

The Ozone is depleted so much over the south pole and the north pole that almost 100% of UV rays reach the surface.

If we don't stop emitting CFCs the 'hole'(area of significantly depleted ozone) will continue to grow until it covers the entire earth.


Therefore all businesses must reduce emitions of CFCs by 50% within five years and 90% within thirty years. It is still possible for businesses to work effectively even though they have to reduce the amount of gas they release.

If there is a reduction in CFCs, the ozone will stop depleting, there will be a significant reduction in skin cancer and therefore a reduction in medical costs. It will also help endangered animals as animals suffer from the same problem.

Basically by reducing CFC emitions we make the world a better place.

Approvals: 130

Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue!

I'm told this is legal? Seems like a RL reference to the ozone "hole", the north and south poles, and "earth" to me.

Edit: Damn, just saw the other topic about this. I guess this can be deleted then.
Lois-Must-Die
18-08-2006, 05:31
Looks like there is already a thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=496483) for this topic.