Keeping society`s options open [electronic resource].
- Published
- Silver Springs, Md. : Solid Waste Association of North America, 1997.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- pages 693-700 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Solid Waste Association of North America and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Access Online
- Restrictions on Access
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary
- Environmental regulations are promulgated to protect public health, safety and the environment. Unfortunately, regulations can become an end in themselves or be used to foster unrelated policy objectives. When this happens, business activity frequently shifts to less regulated, hence artificially less expensive alternatives. Since all human activity - including every waste management practice - consumes energy, generates pollution, and involves risk, such a shift can result in unintended harm to the environment. After practically minimizing a source`s emissions, spending more resources to achieve small gains may cost more than they are worth. Also, emissions` reductions that do not measurably improve public health, safety and environmental quality waste society`s limited resources. Good regulation, like good stewardship, treats all society`s air, water, land, human and financial resources as limited and precious commodities. They all should be conserved.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:conf-970440--
conf-970440-- - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
12/01/1997.
"conf-970440--"
"DE97007054"
5. annual North American waste-to-energy conference and exhibition, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States), 22-25 Apr 1997.
Velzy, C.O.
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