Friday, December 16, 2011

Bad air out there


It seems wherever you look in the news, they are reporting bad air out there.

Official Says Air Quality In Beijing Is at 'Crisis' Level Wall Street Journal Beijing is facing its third air-pollution crisis of recent years and needs to crank up its efforts to cut emissions, a city environmental official said, acknowledging a big metaphorical cloud hanging over the city. Beijing faced air-quality crises in ...

Louisiana enforcement of federal air pollution laws is inadequate, petitioners say NOLA.com By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune Two environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the federal Environmental Protection Agency to force the state to do a better job enforcing federal air pollution laws. The move follows an EPA inspector ...

Death-by-Air in Beijing Exposes Pollution's Untold Heart Risk BusinessWeek Outdoor air pollution kills 1.3 million people globally each year, the World Health Organization estimates. A growing body of evidence shows dirty air not only triggers asthma and other respiratory conditions, over time it may the damage heart and ...

Air Quality goes from Red to Yellow after Burn Ban KTVN Well first, the quality of our air affects all of us. According to the Washoe County Health District, the pollution from smoke can actually cause health problems in healthy people. Kevin Dick, director ofAir Quality Management for the Washoe County ...

Higher Levels of Air Pollution Expected Wednesday Patch.com Berkeley can expect a jump in the level of air pollution Wednesday and a fifth Spare the Air Day for the Bay Area. Burning wood indoors or outdoors will be illegal all day. By Emily Henry A Spare the Air alert has been issued for Wednesday, Dec. ...

State warns of air pollution in Keene area due to weather Nashua Telegraph CONCORD – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is expecting air pollutionconcentrations to reach unhealthy levels in valleys in southwestern New Hampshire, especially in Keene, on Thursday. DES officials are calling for an Air ...

Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District investigates its top ... Monterey County  Weekly By Sara Rubin It's a good thing for air quality on the Monterey Peninsula that there's not enough sun or water to easily grow grass; running a lawnmower for an hour emits as much air pollution as a new car driving 300 miles. ...

What can you do about it? Take local action by purifying the air you breathe. Our systems are available for your home, work, school, hospital, day care center, and elder-care center. Clean all 3,000 gallons you take in today. 





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