Selected National Air Pollutant Emissions: 1970 to 2005 (In thousands of tons, except as indicated.) The amount of various pollutants emitted into the air has fallen significantly between 1970 and 2005. Pollutant 1970 (unless indicated) 2005 PM-10 12,184 2,258 PM-10,...
With air pollution, averages don’t tell us a whole lot. We need to look at specific locations to see if air quality is really improving. Let’s examine Chicago (Cook County). As the center of a big ‘ol historical industrial area, you’d expect...
National Ambient Air Pollutant Concentrations by Type of Pollutant: 1990 and 2006 Overall, air quality has improved somewhat over the last 15 years. Other than Ozone levels, all major pollutants fall significantly below national air quality standards. Pollutant...
The Drawback of Renewables If we are going to discuss the possibility of making solar power and wind power a large part of the United States’ energy production mix then we need to be honest about some of the drawbacks. As we’ve already discussed, one of...
I really don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this. The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest...
World Energy Consumption Per Capita Americans really do use a lot of energy. I’m not condemning. Our economy and lifestyle are based upon cheap energy. The point of this entire exercise is to determine whether its technologically and economically possible for us...
