Robin Guenther: Toxic chemicals put up a healthy fight

Robin Guenther: Toxic chemicals put up a healthy fight
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20130216/OPINION02/302160010/Robin-Guenther-Toxic-chemicals-put-up-healthy-fight

"The war over toxic chemicals and human health is spilling over into places we live and work: our buildings. The American Chemical Council (ACC) has launched an expensive and focused attack on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to protect the status quo of a small set of bad-actor manufacturers of toxic and obsolete chemicals. But innovative companies across the building industries and human health advocates are fighting back.  The American Chemical Council is lobbying to end the federal government's use of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building certification system unless USGBC removes all references to human health. If successful, they will keep taxpayers from receiving the cost savings and productivity benefits that LEED certification has generated. Why does a chemical industry trade association think better buildings are such a threat, you ask?"