US Backs Away from saving Ozone You gotta wonder what's up with Americans -- they had agreed with the world to lower the use of the Ozone eating chemical, Methyl bromide, by 2005 -- but are now asking for that ban to be lifted so they can increase use to around 38% in 2005. Why? Cause they need time to find alternatives -- yet, there is Dow Chemicals, proclaiming that they do have an alternative, that's not damaging to the ozone layer, and is already in use in 30 countries. What gives?