Name: @@NAME@@ A Chemical Wonderland?
Description: After scientists demonstrated that Bisphenol-A (BPA), a common form of plastic, can cause harmful genetic defects in young children, concerned parents have demanded that the government take steps to rid @@NAME@@ of all forms of BPA. Protesters from both sides have entrenched themselves outside of the capital.
Validity: All.
[option]"Bisphenol-A is everywhere and you can't avoid eating or drinking it! Even glass and metal cans are coated in BPA and just touching the plastic can cause it to leech into the skin!" Screeches a mother, with a flock of 13 girls and boys milling around her. "@@NAME@@ needs to force companies that produce these artificial chemicals to prove they are safe so we never have to face this crisis again!"
[effect]Old-growth forests are being cleared as paper replaces plastic products
[stats]Health increases, environment decreases, woodchipping industry increases sharply, authoritarianism increases
[option]"Prove they are safe?!" yells a company foreman. "There are over 80000 different types of common chemicals used in industrial manufacture, and new ones discovered each day! There isn't enough time in the universe to prove that each distinct chemical isn't harmful. Industry and market forces can self-regulate, and if these parents want an end to BPA, they can simply stop buying it!"
[effect]Glow-at-night radioactive water bottles are the latest fad.
[stats]Health decreases, pro-market increases, environment decreases
[option]"I think there is a valid middle ground for every debate", a scientist interjects, while keeping the foreman and parents apart. "Yes there are harmful chemicals out there, but what @@NAME@@ really needs is an efficient way to test and determine the safety of chemicals. That way Industries can stay flexible and allow for harmful chemicals to be isolated."
[effect]Homeless & criminals are routinely rounded up and subjected to a battery of chemical tests.
[stats]Compassion decreases sharply, health increases, apathy increases, "death while in police custody" increases