Did you know that in parts of India the air pollution is so bad in winter that schools close? An amazing story by Vibhuti Agarwal in the Wall Street Journal explains: In New Delhi, as temperatures cool around November trapping filthy air over the Indian capital, parents say their children eagerly await ‘pollution holidays.’ ….
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The Grim Debate over Deaths from Air Pollution
Some very smart people are trying to figure out whether, where, and to what extent air pollution is a killer. Most recently, Tyler Cowen wrote in Marginal Revolution about a new study claiming that 10.2 million people die from pollution by fine particulates (particles 2.5 microns or lower) each year. Sixty-two percent of those premature…
A Laffer Curve for Pollution?
Most of us naturally assume that some pollution is the price we must pay for economic progress. That may be true, but studies show that more pollution is bad for health, IQ, productivity and employment. That means that pollution reduces human capital. There may be a “Laffer Curve” for pollution, just as there is for…
Air Pollution, Sea Rise, and Virginia’s ‘Clean Economy Act’
Air pollution has been declining for years. Here are some charts. NoTricksZone.com || Rapid sea rise on Atlantic coast – in the 18th century. Eurekalert.org || Virginia tries to save the planet with ‘Clean Economy Act.’ Wattsupwiththat.com || Counting tweets: A scientific tool for measuring climate change? Heartland.org ||
How to Get Rid of Natural Gas—When the Court Says You Can’t
No city under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals—that is, in Western states like California and Washington— is supposed to ban natural gas. In April, the court rejected Berkeley, California’s law banning natural gas in new buildings including restaurants. But Seattle has passed a new law, anyway. (Berkeley is fighting the court’s…
N.Y. Attorney General Goes After Pepsico, Not Just Trump
Yes, Attorney General Letitia James doesn’t just have former president Trump in her sights. Now it’s PepsiCo. Why? According to a survey of waste along the Buffalo River, 17 percent of the plastic waste was packaging from Pepsico products. (These may include packages by PepsiCo’s subsidiaries Frito-Lay and Frito-Lay North America. They too are named…