How Clean is the Air You’re Breathing? (tags)
Have you ever thought about the air quality in your home? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air quality can often be even worse than the air outside. In honor of National Care About Your Indoor Air Month this February, here are a few surprising facts to be aware of when it comes to your in-home air quality.
Attendees of the 2011 Air Quality Conference, San Diego (tags)
I share this email list of attendees to the 2011 National Air Quality Conferences not to spam or solicit or troll. I do it to encourage dialog.
Saving the South Central Farm: Listening to the Land (tags)
To many, it looked like the Struggle to Save the South Central Farm was defeated, a dream buried beneath the treads of the bulldozers that plowed the Farm under following the brutal invasion of an army of LA County Sheriffs crushed the resistor's encampment, turning the land from a liberated zone into an oppressive, occupied one. But all that could change. Here's why, and how you can help make it change.
City of Los Angeles Guilty of Enviornmental Racism in South Central Los Angeles (tags)
A. tearing down South Central Farm (14 acre clean air producing sanctuary) B. replacing this with Warehouses, which bring in Diesel Trucks C. the single most dangerous community to live in for air pollution cancer risks just got more dangerous
HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL? (tags)
CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED BY NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL WWW.CALISAFE.ORG
Ventilation no help against second hand smoke (tags)
Toronto pub's ventilation system exchanged the air 10 times an hour, but to reduce the second-hand smoke dangers to acceptable levels would require at least 34,000 air changes per hour.
HOW SAFE IS YOUR CHILDS SCHOOL (tags)
Children's environmental health
Air quality on I-5 corridor (tags)
The Interstate 5 corridor through the Rogue, Sacramento and San Joaqin Valley causes air quality issues compounded by sprawling cities from Medford, Redding and Sacramento south to LA..
Mainstream media makes it practically impossible to find out actual information about the fires. They prefer to concentrate on decontextualized human interest stories instead of providing sources of information. So, for those of us that like data here's some links to find out about the fires
Please Reconsider Your Mode Of Transportation (tags)
Get on a bike...and soon!
BP faces record fine for spoiling Los Angeles air (tags)
BP is facing a record $320m (£200m) pollution fine and allegations that the oil company submitted false documentation to air quality control regulators in the United States.