I keep reading about the increasing regulations on emissions that the Obama administration is pushing on us. This mornings news paper talks about the push to tighten the standards on nitrogen dioxide that is released from motor vehicles, factories, and coal burning power plants.
I am not quite sure what pollutants are produced when I use my CNC plasma but I would not be surprised to find out one or more of them is on his hit list. Perhaps Jim Colt could chime in here and give us some insight.
I am all for a clean enviroment however I wonder if our society can afford all the increased costs forced apon us to acheive these new standards and still allow us to compete with China and the rest of the countries with lax standards. After all we as a nation seem to be unable to compete even now. All our industries have been moving over seas for many years.
With the cap and trade bill that just passed congress, fees, taxes and regulations will be imposed upon the citizens to force us to change our ways and move toward cleaner energy.
This situation will be bad enough for businesses but I hope those of us who have CNC plasmas at home don't become targets of the pollution police..........