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Now people are trying to apply the rules of the 1990 Clean Air Act to carbon dioxide. This is bad because carbon dioxide is such a popular gas it will affect everything. This will put expensive regulations on cars, factories, commercial buildings, and even churches. Over 1 million different entities will be subject to this new rule if it is passed because of the population of carbon dioxide. The Clean Air Act of 1990 was originally only supposed to be for conventional air pollutants and ozone smog. The nation is already in tremendous debt and these pricey regulations would only add to the total nations debt.
Link:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SNY1813-0-4793&artno=0000301736&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Air%20pollution%2C%20U%2ES%2E&title=The%20EPA%27s%20Carbon%20Footprint&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=N
Work Cited:
Adler, Jonathan H. "The EPA's Carbon Footprint." Reason (Vol. 41, No. 10) Mar 2010: 36. SIRS Researcher. Web. 30 March 2010.
Summary:
Now people are trying to apply the rules of the 1990 Clean Air Act to carbon dioxide. This is bad because carbon dioxide is such a popular gas it will affect everything. This will put expensive regulations on cars, factories, commercial buildings, and even churches. Over 1 million different entities will be subject to this new rule if it is passed because of the population of carbon dioxide. The Clean Air Act of 1990 was originally only supposed to be for conventional air pollutants and ozone smog. The nation is already in tremendous debt and these pricey regulations would only add to the total nations debt.
Link:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SNY1813-0-4793&artno=0000301736&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Air%20pollution%2C%20U%2ES%2E&title=The%20EPA%27s%20Carbon%20Footprint&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=N
Work Cited:
Adler, Jonathan H. "The EPA's Carbon Footprint." Reason (Vol. 41, No. 10) Mar 2010: 36. SIRS Researcher. Web. 30 March 2010.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.- flagged ships, a major milestone in the agency’s coordinated strategy to slash harmful marine diesel emissions." (EPA Press Release) This press release details the new EPA standards for the shipping industry to reduce their contribution to air pollution--the highest contributors of all industries in the world.
"EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution." EPA Press Release 22 Dec 2009: n.p. SIRS Government Reporter. Web. 08 April 2010.
"EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution." EPA Press Release 22 Dec 2009: n.p. SIRS Government Reporter. Web. 08 April 2010.
"When it comes to energy security and climate change concerns, transportation is the principal culprit. It consumes half the oil used in the world and accounts for almost one-fourth of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....The path to reducing oil dependence and decarbonizing transportation involves three related initiatives: improving vehicle efficiency, reducing vehicle use, and decarbonizing fuels. Here we focus on decarbonizing fuels, which has the additional benefit of reducing oil use." (Issues in Science and Technology) This article focuses on decarbonizing fuel. Details of how it is one of the essential three steps in reducing oil dependence for transportation are provided.
Sperling, Daniel. "Low Carbon Fuel Standards." Issues in Science and Technology (Vol. 25, No. 2) Winter 2009: 57. SIRS Researcher. Web. 08 April 2010.
Sperling, Daniel. "Low Carbon Fuel Standards." Issues in Science and Technology (Vol. 25, No. 2) Winter 2009: 57. SIRS Researcher. Web. 08 April 2010.
Bad Air Pollution
yo man, i totally just got learned in this blog! that air pollution nonsense is wack. we best be cleaning up our act otherwise were going to be outty. next time you think about polluting the air, checkity check yo self before you wreck your self
ReplyDeleteyea what CKing said
ReplyDeletei agree with CKing. we do need to do something about all of this pollution
ReplyDeleteyes we do its getting bad. real bad
ReplyDeleteNathan...according to the one article you have posted (and I can not get to the original article so I am just going on your summary), carbon dioxide is not a traditional pollutant. This is news to me. I always thought that CO2 wasn't just a traditional pollutant but one of the biggest ones and that The Clean Air Act of 1990 focused on CO2 emissions...how is the government trying to change these regulations? How have CO2 emissions changed in the last 20 years? Is it better to just ignore the rising CO2 emissions and the effects they have on our environment and our lives or is it better to do something about it?
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