There are only 10 days left in 2006, ample time to review — and hopefully learn from — past mistakes, including at least five policy blunders that should not have happened in California this year. For example, by preemptively classifying nanotech products as “hazardous materials,” Berkeley politicians are setting a dangerous new precedent in California. The new rules threaten to erode hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new nanotech goods that could create jobs and beneficial products for consumers in coming years.
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Golden Gaffes 2006
Posted by: Sonia Arrison December 22, 2006 04:00 AMThere are only 10 days left in 2006, ample time to review — and hopefully learn from — past mistakes, including at least five policy blunders that should not have happened in California this year. For example, by preemptively classifying nanotech products as “hazardous materials,” Berkeley politicians are setting a dangerous new precedent in California. The new rules threaten to erode hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new nanotech goods that could create jobs and beneficial products for consumers in coming years.