Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
Back on September 19, 2014 I put up the post: “The Valley’s newest wood-burning rule: more health-protective or what?!” In that post I offered, “If you remember from my earlier post ‘Tighter restrictions on wood-burning in Valley could make for cleaner winter air,’ I spelled out the specifics as to how the rule could work. … Read more
There is no single topic that stirs up my senses more than air, except for possibly the part that has to do with its cleanup. That’s the part we humans have much control over; and that right there inspires innovation and enthusiasm to go with that innovative spirit or drive. There is a great deal … Read more
A good question to ask of public transportation is how effective is it at fighting pollution. Where poor air quality is present, affected town residents may be interested in knowing if investing further in transit will encourage more people to use transit and, provided it does, if that will lead to a marked reduction in … Read more
The time for the 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP21) is nearing. Participants from more than 190 nations will convene in Paris, France (beginning at the end of November this year) to work toward coming to agreement regarding the world’s climate dilemma and how to best proceed in addressing it; in other words, mitigating its … Read more
I own this book. It’s titled: How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences & Paragraphs for Every Situation. How to Say It was published in 2001 and no doubt would have been applicable and relevant even if released 100 years earlier. Rosalie Maggio is the book’s author. The reason for my bringing this up … Read more
To begin with, in a report called: “Monthly monitoring of vehicle fuel economy and emissions: Average sales-weighted fuel-economy rating (window sticker) of purchased new vehicles for October 2007 through September 2015” from the Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan, for Model Year 2015 automobiles, average sales-weighted motor vehicle fuel economy was 25.3 miles … Read more
Through my reading I have become familiar with tales of polluted air that are puzzling, indeed, that just defy logic, cannot be rationally explained, rendering some in observation of, speechless. With this brief introduction, hopefully, the stage is now set for the duo below – some real doozies if I do say so myself. The … Read more
This post picks up where the “Drought does or does not make air pollution worse; which is correct and why?” post left off. Findings I’ll get right to it. Between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2015, a time otherwise known as the drought years in the San Joaquin Valley, the daily maximum average fine … Read more
From time to time, I have given some thought to the idea of trees as pollution suckers – their ability to sap pollution from the air and store it. I have also thought about what would be better at absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) – a tree or plant (shrub). In that department, I believe trees … Read more