Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Air Quality
Here's an interesting chart from the EPA about our profligate American lifestyles:
Note that though vehicle miles driven have increased 179%, energy consumption has just increased at the same rate as the population and aggregate emissions (of 'criteria' pollutants) have declined by 57%. Thanks to what Julian Simon called 'The Ultimate Resource'.
Note that though vehicle miles driven have increased 179%, energy consumption has just increased at the same rate as the population and aggregate emissions (of 'criteria' pollutants) have declined by 57%. Thanks to what Julian Simon called 'The Ultimate Resource'.
Labels:
Environmentalism,
pollution,
technology
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