psj12
11-18-2013, 06:01 PM
Just received this in my E-mail:
In December 2013, the final primary lead smelter in the United States will
close. The lead smelter, located in Herculaneum , Missouri , and owned and
operated by the Doe Run Company, has existed in the same location since
1892.
The Herculaneum Smelter is currently the only smelter in the United States
which can produce lead bullion from raw lead ore that is mined nearby in
Missouri 's extensive lead deposits, giving the smelter its "primary"
designation. The lead bullion produced in Herculaneum is then sold to lead
product producers, including ammunition manufactures for use in conventional
ammunition components such as projectiles, projectile cores, and primers. .
Doe Run made significant efforts to reduce lead emissions from the smelter,
but in 2008 the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued new National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead that were 10 times tighter than the
previous standard. Given the new lead air quality standard, Doe Run made the
decision to close the Herculaneum smelter.
It would be hard to imagine a better example of the Obama Regime's use of
the EPA to impose backdoor tyranny. We would let you have guns, but you see
lead causes air pollution.
If you think ammo prices are high now, wait until they close the smelter.
...........................
I checked this out and it is true.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/doe-run-workers-to-be-cut-at-end-of-december/article_56182c9f-0413-59a5-865e-e864715f3c2d.html
The plant IS closing at the end of this year due to EPA rules and
regulations.
In December 2013, the final primary lead smelter in the United States will
close. The lead smelter, located in Herculaneum , Missouri , and owned and
operated by the Doe Run Company, has existed in the same location since
1892.
The Herculaneum Smelter is currently the only smelter in the United States
which can produce lead bullion from raw lead ore that is mined nearby in
Missouri 's extensive lead deposits, giving the smelter its "primary"
designation. The lead bullion produced in Herculaneum is then sold to lead
product producers, including ammunition manufactures for use in conventional
ammunition components such as projectiles, projectile cores, and primers. .
Doe Run made significant efforts to reduce lead emissions from the smelter,
but in 2008 the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued new National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead that were 10 times tighter than the
previous standard. Given the new lead air quality standard, Doe Run made the
decision to close the Herculaneum smelter.
It would be hard to imagine a better example of the Obama Regime's use of
the EPA to impose backdoor tyranny. We would let you have guns, but you see
lead causes air pollution.
If you think ammo prices are high now, wait until they close the smelter.
...........................
I checked this out and it is true.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/doe-run-workers-to-be-cut-at-end-of-december/article_56182c9f-0413-59a5-865e-e864715f3c2d.html
The plant IS closing at the end of this year due to EPA rules and
regulations.