<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Cheap materials, lax government standards at fault in toxic FEMA trailers]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Alison Wiley http://www.grist.org/article/FEMAtrailer/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:12:55 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/FEMAtrailer/1 Ultimate cause, rather than proximate cause

While I agree that the government should be held accountable for things like this, there is a more basic principle that needs attention: we shouldn't build or rebuild in flood plains, especially as the planet is heating up with global warming. My post on this topic:http://www.diamondcutlife.org/rebuilding-on-ten-feet-unde ...

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While I agree that the government should be held accountable for things like this, there is a more basic principle that needs attention: we shouldn't build or rebuild in flood plains, especially as the planet is heating up with global warming. My post on this topic:http://www.diamondcutlife.org/rebuilding-on-ten-feet-unde ...

]]> Comment #2 by freewin http://www.grist.org/article/FEMAtrailer/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:27:04 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/FEMAtrailer/2 toxic trailers nothing new

the interesting thing about these trailers is that these are the only ones being considered "toxic"

formaldehyde is used in most trailers/cheap building construction and has been for many years

why wasn't anyone worried when Joe 6pack and Suzy Housecoat moved into the trailer park?

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the interesting thing about these trailers is that these are the only ones being considered "toxic"

formaldehyde is used in most trailers/cheap building construction and has been for many years

why wasn't anyone worried when Joe 6pack and Suzy Housecoat moved into the trailer park?

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