Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
Winds, in blowing inland off the oceans, typically don’t bring dirt onshore with them. But, under certain circumstances, this is exactly what happens. And, the “dirt” is in the form of polluted air. At first blush, that seems an incongruous idea. That idea, upon much closer examination, isn’t so far-fetched after all. Case in point: … Read more
Number 3 in the Sustainable Agricultural Practices Series. It is near impossible for all people to always agree on all matters, obviously. Take, for instance, climate change (global warming): 1) not everyone subscribes to the notion of a warming Earth; and 2) of those who believe the world is warming there isn’t universal consensus as … Read more
It’s what’s inside that counts In this epoch of climate change (global warming) awareness, one of the constructs associated with this phenomenon, is “carbon footprint,” and what this means or how it relates on an individual or per-person level. As this relates to Air Quality Awareness Week – 2016, some may want to know how … Read more
In the American Lung Association’s (ALA) annual rankings of worst cities for annual fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 – particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in size) pollution, fine particulate matter pollution over a 24-hour period and ozone pollution, it is cities in California that have consistently topped the list. And, this year is … Read more
For all who read/visit the Air Quality Matters blog regularly (and this may as well apply to infrequent site visitors too), it could very well be that you’re familiar with the posts on this site devoted to the aspect of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, the potential effect this may have on warming – its global … Read more
Who ever would have guessed that content or concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would have a climate or climatic connection? Does it? Carrying this idea one step farther, does a change in the level of atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gas emissions) change climate? What answer is given depends on … Read more
Some four-plus months have now elapsed since news of the scandal revolving around emissions-altering software known to be present in at least 11 million diesel-engine-equipped Volkswagen vehicles worldwide first broke. And yet, nary a spoken nor written word about any real recall action having to do with a sanctioned repair being performed related to setting … Read more
As a result of decisive action taken on Saturday, January 23rd, as it relates to one leaking well out of 115 natural gas injection and withdrawal wells at the Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon storage facility total, it is to be shut down; that is, upon successful plugging of said leak, according to … Read more
As I sit here composing, I am thinking back to about this time last year when I did likewise, and the year before that – trying to organize my thoughts in terms of what to compose. The plan, when all is said (actually, written) and done, is to put forth a highly thoughtful and motivating message … Read more
Wow. What a busy year! It began, basically, on a high note. America’s first high-speed rail program commenced, an official and memorable groundbreaking taking place on Jan. 6th in a non-descript location on an industrial site in downtown Fresno, California, although, actual construction did not get underway until Jun. 16th on a viaduct that will … Read more