January 22, 2009

News Flash on Air Pollution!

Harvard School of Public Health, "Citing evidence from studies of the health effects of air pollution, Spengler and Levy were able to estimate that current emissions contribute an annual extra risk of 300 premature deaths, 14,000 asthma attacks, and over 400,000 daily incidents of upper respiratory symptoms among the 33 million people living within 250 miles of the geographic center of the plants."

So NOW the experts agree and have spoken. With the risk of being sarcastic can we at least think "duh". Clean Air and air quality information has been out for years. What have we done about it so far? Thankfully active measures are well under way to reduce pollution in our cities. As individuals we can help our family live longer by changing the air in our homes. Would you be surprised to know that the air we breathe can cause cancer? The residents of Long Beach, CA have a first hand account. But at the BEACH? Look at the reports and judge for yourself. We can do something at home without waiting for the government to act.

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