The new study shows that thousands of years of ambient PM2.5 exposure has no effect on life expectancy. Continue reading New smoking study debunks PM2.5 scare
Category: Air Quality
Salt Lake City Air Pollution Prompts Petition From Utah Doctors
Where are the bodies? Continue reading Salt Lake City Air Pollution Prompts Petition From Utah Doctors
The Atlantic: ‘When trees die, people die’
The emerald ash borer caused more people in Michigan to die of cardiovascular and lower respiratory tract illness? Continue reading The Atlantic: ‘When trees die, people die’
French gas cloud causes a stink in south-east England
Dozens of calls to emergency services after accidental discharge of foul-smelling but harmless gas from factory in Rouen. Continue reading French gas cloud causes a stink in south-east England
China’s bad air puts the lie to EPA scare tactics
By Steve Milloy
January 22, 2013, Washington Times
China’s notoriously bad air has recently been especially hard to breathe. It also shows that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science is especially hard to believe. Continue reading China’s bad air puts the lie to EPA scare tactics
Chart: The Black Triangle Suffocating Beijing
Lots of pollution, but no deaths. Continue reading Chart: The Black Triangle Suffocating Beijing
California Truckers Challenge Constitutionality of Diesel Regulations
States are pre-empted from regulating motor carriers — as in forcing either the replacement of engines or retrofitting of equipment with Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF’s) that can cost upwards of $20,000 per vehicle. Continue reading California Truckers Challenge Constitutionality of Diesel Regulations
China’s Smog So Bad, a Huge Fire Burns Unnoticed For 3 Hours
Actual deaths identified in China from air pollution?
Of the four mentioned so far by Chinese media, two were hit by a train. Continue reading Actual deaths identified in China from air pollution?
Chinese Hospital: 20% uptick in respiratory cases
Still no reported deaths in this natural experiment. Continue reading Chinese Hospital: 20% uptick in respiratory cases
Air pollution reduces visibility in Beijing
Where are the bodies? Continue reading Air pollution reduces visibility in Beijing
Still no bodies from Chinese air pollution spike
One U.S. ex-pat general practitioner claims he’s seeing more patients with respiratory problems, but no reports of deaths so far. Continue reading Still no bodies from Chinese air pollution spike