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¶ … ability of pollution strategies to improve air quality. Many scientists believe the way to cleaner air is through limiting the use of automobiles to cut down on harmful emissions. Other experts believe new technologies can greatly reduce the emissions and clean up the air while still allowing Americans the autonomy of their automobiles. Some of these measures are too expensive for many people to afford, and this must be addressed.
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution continues to be a problem of great concern in the United States, and around the world, and governments are continually struggling with balancing clean air with America's love of the automobile, one of the biggest air polluters on the planet. "The United States has achieved remarkable progress in reducing air pollution since the Clean Air Act was established in 1970" (Mangun and Henning 229), but we still have a long way to go in the battle for clean air on the planet. California has some of the worst air quality in the nation, and so...
Additionally, fleet-average non-methane organic-gas requirements may require the sale of compressed-natural-gas and methanol vehicles (Kazimi 265).
Hybrid" vehicles are already available in several markets, which blend the technology of an electric car with gasoline power. These hybrids do not require an electrical charge, so they do not need to be plugged in between uses, and they get far better gas mileage than gasoline powered cars. They pollute less than gasoline models, but more than electric cars. The problem with these models is they tend to be underpowered and overpriced, keeping them out of the reach of many lower income households who cannot afford the expense. This is one of the problems with new technology, it is usually expensive when it is first introduced, and that keeps it from entering the market more quickly, and in this case, from helping the air quality more rapidly.
Limiting the use of automobiles is one way to cut down harmful emissions that affect air quality, but…
References
Harris, Errol E. Apocalypse and Paradigm: Science and Everyday Thinking. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2000.
Kazimi, Camilla. "Valuing Alternative-Fuel Vehicles in Southern California." American Economic Review 87.2 (1997): 265-271.
Mangun, William R., and Daniel H. Henning. Managing the Environmental Crisis: Incorporating Competing Values in Natural Resource Administration. 2nd ed. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1999.
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Air Pollution and Acid Rain Acid rain is now commonly perceived as a major environmental threat but the term is still relatively new and many are confused about its causes. While there are some other commonly cited reasons including natural sources, the main cause of acidity in rain is air pollution, which increases the composition of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides and thus lowering the pH level to less than 7.
Air pollution remains one of the most urgent and serious problems facing the world today. Research studies conducted in the past have clearly indicated that in addition to harming the environment, the effects of air pollution on human health are particularly adverse. In this text, I discuss air pollution, its causes, and effects. Further, I propose solutions that could be embraced to rein in the problem of air pollution. Air Pollution:
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