Environmental Impact Statements are all the rage across the pond these days – one cartoon in the Wall Street Journal the other day showed a manager sitting behind a vast desk being told apologetically by a minion that his status symbol required one, another showed two simians, one bearing a missive saying that they had to file an Environmental Impact Statement before they could evolve – so companies are delighted to be able to say what they have already contributed to such causes as patching up the hole in the – no, not the Liberty Bell, stoopid, that was a crack – the ozone layer, and Northern Telecom Ltd is proud to announce that its two largest manufacturing operations in North America – the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and Brampton, Ontario facilities have completely eliminated chlorofluorcarbons from the manufacturing process, with the rest of the corporation kicking the habit this year.
