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An entrepreneur in Vancouver is creating what he says is a ski
and snowboard wax that is friendly to the environment.
Industry wide chemical use
"We don't want to come out and throw mud at ski wax manufacturer,
but the fact is ski wax companies and the ski industry have been
unwittingly co-opted into polluting mountain areas and watersheds
for about the past 20 years," says Tyler Bradley.
"The reason is that things aren't regulated in the chemical industry,
and chemical companies weren't regulated to release their medical
records and test data. Up until recently, everybody assumed this
stuff was safe."
Chemical awareness
Bradley had set out to create a wax that is not created from paraffin,
which comes from fossil fuels. In doing so, he learned about the
chloroflurocarbons in ski wax.
"It's really just a Pandora's Box from there when you see how nasty
this stuff is, and how little the public knows about it.".
He also said that applying the waxes without proper ventilation
may pose health risks.
Don't be a billy on the hill
Bradley is trying to build grassroots interest in his product, called
HillBilly Wax, with the expectation of introducing it on the market
next winter. To find out a little more about the HillBilly ethos,
check
out their website.
[Source: Vaildaily.com]
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