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...against smog may soon get a new high-tech weapon. A device being tested in Provo, Utah, uses an infrared beam, computer software and a video camera to add up the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons billowing from the tail pipes of passing cars -- and to automatically record their license numbers...
...device proves accurate, it could go into widespread use next year, when the Clean Air Act of 1990 will require 18 states and 33 cities that have excessive carbon monoxide or ozone levels to begin extensive pollution tests, including on-road exams...
...very well turn out that some species of plants and insects may become extinct as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue to increase, says Bazzaz...
...increase carbon dioxide, plants have different responses: some become more dominant and other less dominant," says Bazzaz. "This could reduce plant diversity and filter down to animals...
Bazzaz proposes that cutting down on fuel consumption could be a significant factor in reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. "We need to be more efficient," he says. "We need to move towards alternative energy sources such as solar energy...