Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
My purpose in writing on Air Quality Matters blog is to try to bring about greater public awareness of matters dealing with air quality. For me, it’s all about doing something constructive for the community. If I can make a positive difference in the life of just one person, then it’s worth the effort that … Read more
Related to the “Save energy, spare the air with efficient computer usage” post, the California Energy Commission (CEC) on Mar. 12, 2015 in its “Energy Commission Releases Draft Energy Efficiency Computer Standards: Consumers Will Save Money Each Month on Electric Bills” news release in which the CEC wrote: “The California Energy Commission released today proposed … Read more
Trash, unglamorous a topic as any around, the matter, and matter trash is obviously, needs to be dealt with. Challenging is finding viable and eco-friendly ways of its disposing of. Some of the more attention-grabbing stories I remember once watching a documentary called “Trashed.” In one part, the conversation turns to trash (solid waste) shipped … Read more
Energy wasters: we’re talking appliances, electrical transmission lines, lighting systems and their main component parts (bulbs, lamps), whole buildings and more. And, in the “more” category are computers, of course. I am fully aware that computers in idle or sleep mode consume electricity; but, what I do not know is how much electricity. Think that’s … Read more
The conversation today picks up on what I had written in: “In a warm, dry and mobile California, water rationing, mileage fees possible.” In that post I had rationalized that “[l]ess water usage could mean more energy savings, and this could, to some extent, counter the effects of the increase in driving which, no doubt, … Read more
Unless there is a dramatic change in weather and the drought that has gripped California (and other parts of the western U.S.) suddenly relents, on tap could be water rationing. Drought in the Golden State has now entered its fourth year. Couple that with higher in-state vehicle miles traveled (VMT). In 2012, according to the … Read more
Just as I suspected: The amount of driving in the U.S. is up … again, only this time the year is 2014. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Highway Policy Information the aggregate number of miles driven was 3.0156 trillion. This is up from 2.9656 trillion miles in … Read more
Since the mid-1940s, widely known has been the Los Angeles area’s notorious polluted-air problem. Though that scourge in the region hasn’t completely gone away, conditions have nonetheless improved. Imposed federal, state and local rules are partly responsible for L.A.-area air improvement. So, too, as a contributing factor, was the downturn in the economy, beginning in 2007 … Read more
When it comes to mobile air-filtration technology in the school-bus operating environment, HECA could be the next big breakthrough. HECA is up to 88 percent effective when it comes to reducing exposure to pollutants in the air inside school buses, so says Kim Irwin in “On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent: … Read more
Lois Henry writes for the Bakersfield Californian. At any rate, in “Unchecked science no basis for onerous air rules,” (second article in the grouping), she makes the claim that “our air isn’t killing us,” following up later on in the same op-ed by basically stating that the proof is there to support such a claim, … Read more