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...coke in Houston, after all. So far, she has won over 17 cities and hopes to raise nearly $500,000 to hire the best air-modeling experts and lawyers for the battle. She has no other choice than to fight. The city is already a "non-attainment zone" for smog...
...measure its pollution output hour to hour rather than year to year, because the hourly standard often produces a lower, less accurate reading of emissions. In November the U.S. Supreme Court will address the same measurement question in a case out of North Carolina. All those battles technically address smog and soot, not mercury, but where the first two go, the third follows. "Power plants are the 800-lb. gorilla," says John Walke, a project director with the Natural Resource Defense Council and a former attorney for the EPA. "Their [mercury] output is extraordinary...
...speeds typical in dense urban areas, OZOcars run on electricity, which means zero emissions. Compared with town cars and taxis, the Prius produces 60% less greenhouse gases and 90% less smog emissions, and it uses 70% less fuel. And while it takes up 25% less space than a town car, its interior has only 2.5 in. less leg room. The cars are not just eco-friendly but are also chic, equipped with wireless Web, Apple iBooks, Sirius satellite radio, refreshments and other amenities...
...average American understands the principle behind a car warranty. We never expect the warranty to cover our regular oil changes, smog checks, or brakes. The warranty is, in effect, an insurance policy. If the entire engine were to fail, the warranty would cover a replacement, limiting our losses in the event of a catastrophe. This is the principle behind almost every insurance policy: fire insurance, flood insurance, home insurance, and life insurance. The unfortunate exception is health insurance, and this difference has led to an expensive, inefficient, and unsustainable medical system.Health insurance, when purchased through an employer, is currently...
...It’s tempting to point our democratic finger at Big Bad Red China, especially since they often make it so easy. After all, this is the country whose government plans to shut down Beijing’s factories for a month to stop the omnipresent smog for the 2008 Olympics, and who issued a law governing the amount of hours their citizens can play online videogames...