UC Berkeley study. UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do
Archive for the ‘air pollution’ Category:
2024-02-15 A Legal Loophole Allows Gas Leaks To Keep On Flowing
It’s very sad. https://e360.yale.edu/features/natural-gas-midstream-emissions
2024-02-01 Domestic Wood Burners Have Deadly Impacts
This is similar to smoking tobacco products and the second hand smoke from them. There are the same byproducts of burning tobacco when burning wood. Heterocyclic amines and benzopyrene are two. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/26/domestic-wood-burners-having-a-deadly-impact-in-outside-areas?utm_term=65bb88efb89deac9b015f82bd2680cc4&utm_campaign=DownToEarth&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email Information about benzopyrene https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzopyrene
2023-10-26 6 Of 9 Planetary Boundaries Have Been Breached
This chart shows the 9 Planetary Boundaries and how they have been breached. Some don’t look that alarming but *anything* past the green is bad. The Novel Entities is especially troubling. https://www.iasparliament.com/current-affairs/daily-news/breach-of-planetary-boundaries
2023-10-20 Ammonia From Farms Behind 60% Of UK PM2.5 Air Pollution – Study
Ammonia from farms, along with NOx, make up 40% of PM2.5 air pollution in other developed countries. The people should cut back on meat and dairy consumption – eat meat once a week. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/ammonia-from-farms-behind-60-of-uk-particulate-air-pollution-study
2023-10-13 California To Phase Out Gas Cars Over 12 Years
California is going to phase out gasoline cars over the next 12 years. Good read, but critical of some things I don’t think are necessary. Quote from article: “”Automakers will have to gradually electrify their fleet of new vehicles, beginning with 35% of 2026 models sold, increasing to 68% in 2030 and 100% for 2035
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2023-08-02 Researchers Link EVs With Better Air Quality & Health
This is just the early beginning of improvements in air quality and improved health. We just need to hurry up the changeover about a dozen times faster. Researchers Link Electric Cars With Better Air Quality & Improved Health
2023-07-01 China: Wind, Solar Growing Like Crazy, But Fossil Fuels, Too
As I said earlier, China already has 1000 GW of renewables and will soon have 1200 GW, approaching 30% of its total generation. That’s enormous – the whole US has 1300 GW generation total! The Chinese are building wind and solar as fast as they can, and are going to meet their promised goals even
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2022-04-05 WHO: 99% Of World Breathes Polluted Air
The WHO says 99% of the global population breathes poor quality air. 7 million people die of preventable diseases caused by air pollution. This has always been a problem in the Los Angeles metro area and Southern California, which still has smog. https://apnews.com/article/science-health-asia-united-nations-environment-dafbedfa74d46297e013a5f47ced010d
2022-03-31 NHTSA Reinstates Fines – Fleet MPG Fuel Efficiency Requirements
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Tesla. NHTSA is reinstating the full amount of the fines that vehicle manufacturers have to pay if their fleet doesn’t meet the required miles per gallon for fuel efficiency. The Trump administration filled the government with their anti-environmental, pro-pollution cronies who “filled the swamp” by cutting
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