I do know that we use all kinds of things that are not environmentally friendly but because they are advertised, OK'd by the government and they make our lives easier we fall into using the mounting list of things hurting the environment. I asked my daughter who is a great environmentalist, has her degree in it, serves on many committes and earns her living by trying to save the environment what she thinks and here is her answer: Not knowing the chemistry involved, I would say that if this person has the credentials that he indicates, then he would be qualified to answer the question. I don't know the answer to the damage to tombstone question but: I went to the dhmo website and found this in one of the environmental impact pages: While most are unavoidable given current technology, there can be little doubt that the presence of DHMO in each significantly increases the negative impact to the environment. http://www.dhmo.org/environment.html Yes, you should be concerned about DHMO! Although the U.S. Government and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) do not classify Dihydrogen Monoxide as a toxic or carcinogenic substance (as it does with better known chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and benzene), DHMO is a constituent of many known toxic substances, diseases and disease-causing agents, environmental hazards and can even be lethal to humans in quantities as small as a thimbleful. If the "ban DHMO" thing was a hoax I think it was pretty warranted to want to get rid of it. I would look at the ingredients on the back of a shaving cream can and then research them on the EPA website, to see if it is something you want to spray around for other reasons of toxicity. DHMO is an ingredient in shaving creams http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#HEARD While it might not be present in amounts to do damage, the fact is that somewhere it is being produced, shipped, stored, used and disposed of in larger quantities. Why would we need to make something so dangerous when plain old soap (which can also have chemical issues) works just as well. Lastly, I don't really get the "do you really need an explanation from someone who has his Ph.D. in organic chemistry," attitude. Of course this is the kind of person you need to talk to. Why would he ask such a question? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brock Way" <brockway_32m@yahoo.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] using shaving cream on tombstones

--- elainedecker <elainedecker@frontiernet.net> wrote: > I asked my daughter who is a great > environmentalist, has > her degree in it, serves on many committes and earns > her living by trying to > save the environment what she thinks and here is her > answer: <snip> > I went to the dhmo website and found this in one of > the environmental impact > pages: While most are unavoidable given current > technology, there can be > little doubt that the presence of DHMO in each > significantly increases the > negative impact to the environment. You might consider telling your daughter that DHMO is another way to say "water". I don't know why people have such a difficult time seeing that the ban DHMO site is a hoax even AFTER I pointed out that it was a hoax. As great an environmentalist as your daughter is, I suspect she would be even better if she knew that DHMO is water, particularly if she is going to make comment on it. > Lastly, I don't really get the "do you really need > an explanation from > someone who has his Ph.D. in organic chemistry," > attitude. That's curious, where was this comment from you when Gloria wrote "Do you really need a technical explanation, for example from a chemist who minored in geology?" I guess when the anti-shaving cream people say it, it is 'authority' and when non-anti-shaving cream people say it, it is "attitude". Brock Way __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi, Elaine... Re: Lastly, I don't really get the "do you really need an explanation from > someone who has his Ph.D. in organic chemistry," attitude. Of course this > is the kind of person you need to talk to. Why would he ask such a > question? I don't get it either! My daughter is starting her Ph.D in Environmental Policy, and believe me... anything she tells me, I listen and try to change my past habits. When will people realize what we've done to our wonderful world and everything in it? Kay Daytona Beach, FL