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Any evidence for your claim? That's not my recollection of the issue. The Reagan Administration implemented the Montreal Protocol to address ozone depletion.
by ckinnan 9y ago
Any evidence for your claim? That's not my recollection of the issue. The Reagan Administration implemented the Montreal Protocol to address ozone depletion. It was immediately ratified by the U.S. Senate by a unanimous vote. It's probably the most successful global environmental agreement in history.
- mikeash 9y agoHere's one: https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/08/10/professor_limbaugh_debunks_junk_earth_science2/ https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/08/10/professor_limb... And another: http://www.newsweek.com/ozone-hole-our-heads-194308 http://www.newsweek.com/ozone-hole-our-heads-194308 It precisely matches my recollection, as someone who spent far too long listening to Mr. Limbaugh at the time.
- mobilefriendly 9y agoI dunno, it is hard to argue there was any meaningful political opposition from the Right when Senator Jesse Helms voted for the bill.