NewslineVolume V, Issue 18 - August 27, 2004The Carpet and Rug Institute news for industry executives
In This Issue: Senator Chambliss' Representative Meets With Industry Executives Krister Holladay, Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA),
visited Dalton this past week and met with carpet industry executives at CRI
to answer questions and address concerns about the industry voiced by these
executives. A total of 13 attended the roundtable meeting to discuss topics
that included energy policy, tort reform, immigration, healthcare, national
debt, environmental policies, non-tariff trade barriers, intelligence reform
and intellectual property violations. Mr. Holladay also provided his perspective
on the upcoming general election. Earlier in the day, he addressed a cross section
of Dalton business leaders during a similar session at the Dalton Whitfield
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Holladay will take these concerns and questions back
to Washington to keep Senator Chambliss informed about issues affecting our
industry. Kerry Would Reinstate Superfund Taxes to Fund Energy Plan Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has proposed to reinstate Superfund
taxes to help offset a proposed $30 million plan to develop clean fuels and
modernize coal-fired power plants. Kerry's energy initiatives would be funded
by royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, which currently
go into the general Treasury. According to Chemical Policy Alert, Kerry would
offset the Treasury's loss in revenue by renewing (without revisions) Superfund
taxes on chemical and petroleum companies that expired in 1995. Green Label Plus Update
DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise is Newest Associate MemberCRI is pleased to recognize and welcome our newest associate member, DuPont
Chemical Solutions Enterprise. Their primary business is carpet aftermarket
protectors and mill applied fluorochemical and stainblocker treatments. See a list of CRI's Member Companies CARE Conference Hopeful for CEU Approval
NIMBY Fears Hamper Natural Gas ProductionThe current issue of the TREND letter notes that while most Americans agree
that we should decrease dependence on foreign oil, most Americans have proven
to be reluctant to adopt the most readily available alternative, natural gas.
As demand increases, many liquefied natural gas resources in this country are
not being utilized due to environmental and safety concerns and a general "not
in my back yard" philosophy. Fears of catastrophic accidents or terrorist
attacks have put a halt to numerous projects to increase natural gas supplies,
including plans for new terminals in California, Alabama and Mexico. Life is Getting BetterIn a recent column for The Wall Street Journal, the paper's deputy international editor, George Melloran, cites several reasons why "the state of our planet can't be as bad as one might gather from the daily diet of doom and gloom dished out by the press and TV." By a wide range of humanitarian, economic and environmental statistics cited in the article, the world is getting better for most people. "Most people are safer, have more money to spend, and can expect to live a lot longer than in the past," he writes. "And the quality of life is improving, even for those on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder." Melloran argues that most of the credit for improvements in our quality of life belongs "to the many millions of individuals who have labored to make their own lives better and the world a better place -- engineers, medical researchers, entrepreneurs, teachers, health workers and others." CRI Meetings* Market Issues Committee, September 13, noon - 2 p.m., CRI Boardroom CRI Participation in Upcoming Events* 2004 Republican National Convention, August 30-September 2, New York, New
York If you are aware of other events that present significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences, please contact Louise Dobbs at 706.428.2104. Check our website calendar for other industry related events |
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