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Safe Water: Americans consume 110 million gallons of water every day! Utilities routinely perform several thousand tests annually to insure safe drinking quality. Chlorine, a chemical which Greenpeace wants banned, is essential to the purification of water and the manufacture of countless life-saving chemicals.

Clean Air: The air in U.S. cities has improved significantly. Airborne lead has decreased by 89%, carbon monoxide by 37%, sulfur dioxide by 26%, and ground level ozone has dropped 21%, from 1984 to 1993. The Environmental Protection Agency, however, has pushed through more stringent air quality standards that even includes "dust."

Radiation Exposure: Natural sources, not man-made, account for upwards of 80% of exposure. Sources of radiation include Radon gas ( 55% ), outer space ( 8% ), rocks and soil ( 8% ).

DDT and Pesticides: A 1989 health study reported in the American Journal of Public Health revealed no link between cancer risks and DDT. The banning of DDT has led to a dramatic increase in the mosquito-borne disease of malaria. Insect and rodent pests not only destroy one third of all the world's food each year, but are also the primary vectors of a wide variety of diseases. The United Nations not only banned DDT, but is now trying to ban eleven other pesticides and herbicides.