Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/24

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Subject: Re: Hg batteries
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:37:15 -0700

Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> The bad guys in the mercury-battery imbroglio are NOT the politicians.
> Nor, for once, are the Evil Men the !@#$%^&*()_+| bureaucrats.  The EPA
> wanted to set up an exchange programme for mercury batteries.  It was the
> photo stores who refused, through their various trade associations.  They
> killed the idea dead in the water, one of the many, many short-sighted
> policies which highlight a rather regressive industry.
> 

Excuse me?  you are saying that the photo stores banned the 625 mercury
battery?  

Dennis

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