Comments On: The dirt on dry cleaning by Samiha Khanna

Re: The dirt on dry cleaning

Dan the man — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:05:29 -0500

CO2 technology was developed using NC tax payer dollars and resources and then was turned around and used against dry cleaning businesses so they could could make a quick buck. Considering how many Hangers cleaners are left in NC, they failed miserably.
Posted by Dan the man

Re: The dirt on dry cleaning

Martin Young — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:04:24 -0500

Lew, I am going to have to call you on this one. The attendance published with the "Alternatives Study" shows that you attended 11% of the meetings.
Posted by Martin Young

Re: The dirt on dry cleaning

Louis Zeller — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:48:32 -0500

Missing in Action? On the contrary, the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League has been a consistent and continual participant in the states Dry-cleaning Solvent Clean-up Act stakeholders group for over a decade; perhaps too consistent for some.
Posted by Louis Zeller

Re: The dirt on dry cleaning

MichaelB — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:34:39 -0500

Martin, I'm not sure where you're seeing the inflammatory language here -- what I read is a very balanced article that does its best to report on the problem (and there clearly is one), the people who are impacted, where it came from, and what the current state of knowledge is. My grandfather ran a dry cleaner, and spent money around 1960 to install cleaner and more environmentally friendly equipment at considerable expense. I'm sure it wasn't enough, based on technology at the time, and the site of his cleaners is probably perc contaminated.
Posted by MichaelB

Re: The dirt on dry cleaning

Dan the man — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:54 -0500

What is the solution? close down all dry cleaners with perc?
Posted by Dan the man