Ozone?

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Here is an example of a press release form 2011...

http://www.lung.org/press-room/press-releases/failure-to-update-ozone-standard-outrageous.html

President Obama's Failure to Update Ozone Standard Outrageous

Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2011)—

President Obama announced today that he would not update the 2008 ozone standard.

"For two years the Administration dragged its feet by delaying its decision, unnecessarily putting lives at risk. Its final decision not to enact a more protective ozone health standard is jeopardizing the health of millions of Americans, which is inexcusable," said Charles D. Connor, President and CEO of the American Lung Association. "The American Lung Association now intends to revive its participation in litigation with the Administration, which was suspended following numerous assurances that the Administration was going to complete this reconsideration and obey the law. We had gone to court because the Bush Administration failed to follow the law and set a protective health standard."

"The ozone standard set in 1997 at 84 ppb is currently being implemented. The American Lung Association demands at minimum, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states must move forward to implement the 75 ppb standard as it will provide more protection than the 14-year-old standard," said Connor.

The EPA's nearly two-year-long "reconsideration" of the ozone standard determined that the 2008 standard, set at 75 ppb by the Bush Administration, failed to protect public health, failed to follow the scientific community's recommendations, and was legally indefensible. Furthermore, in reconsidering the 2008 decision, EPA had to limit its review to reconsider the science about ozone as it stood in 2006. Evidence accumulating since 2006 shows that ozone is harmful at levels well below the current.

By choosing to ignore the recommendations of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), the President is failing to follow the nation's landmark air pollution law, the Clean Air Act, and therefore failing to protect public health, particularly those most at risk including children, older people, and people who suffer from chronic lung diseases. For these people, breathing smog-polluted air can lead to coughing and wheezing, restricted airways, hospitalization and even death. Even healthy young adults and people who exercise or work outdoors can suffer from high levels of ozone pollution.

"A new smog standard would have saved lives and resulted in fewer people getting sick," said Albert A. Rizzo, MD, National Volunteer Chair of the American Lung Association and pulmonary and critical care physician in Newark, Delaware. "The Administration should have set a standard at 60 ppb as advised by the American Lung Association and other medical societies and health groups. Its failure to do so will severely jeopardize public health," continued Dr. Rizzo.

An American Lung Association bipartisan poll of likely 2012 voters taken in June 2011 found that an overwhelming majority support the EPA's efforts to strengthen rules on ozone-causing pollution. The poll found that 75 percent of voters support stricter limits on ozone and that 72 percent oppose efforts by Congress to stop EPA from updating ozone standards. The poll also found that 65 percent of the voters do not agree with the industry's claim that the stricter smog standard will impact jobs. In fact, 54 percent rightly believe that a new standard will create jobs through innovation.

"The benefits to our economic and physical health of a stricter smog standard are without question," continued Connor. "While polluters continue to argue against health standards by repeating archaic, long-disproved claims about economic harm, the American people know better. The Obama Administration undoubtedly should not have delayed and failed to implement a new standard to help communities achieve clean air."

And it never stops until the last person has absolutely no effects from even naturally occurring ozone regardless of the cost.  Not even a sniffle.

[Conan71]

Another storm that could be the worst in history:
Historic Blizzard Poised to Strike New England: What Role Is Climate Change Playing?
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/02/08/1561331/epic-blizzard-poised-to-strike-new-england-what-role-does-climate-change-play/



and the air today was clouded by mist.

Shameless sensationalism to get people glued to the boob tube.

[Teatownclown]

Shameless sensationalism to get people glued to the boob tube.

Wow...two and half feet and still coming and you call that shameless sensationalism? Next thing you'll be rah rah BrideofFrankenstine for voting no on relief funding.

[Teatownclown]

Please explain the correlation with ozone.

Climate change....

[Conan71]

Wow...two and half feet and still coming and you call that shameless sensationalism? Next thing you'll be rah rah BrideofFrankenstine for voting no on relief funding.

You are such a diva sometimes. 

[Teatownclown]

You are such a diva sometimes.  

Hey, Bill Maher talked all about you tonight. 2 hours of non stop laughter and almost all your favorite topics.

There is hope for Tulsa. 1500 progressives showed up.

Thought you might want to know other people talk about you....and Guido....and Gaspar...and even Sauerpuss. Maher made you all look like fools. Wasn't difficult.

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Maher made you all look like fools. Wasn't difficult.

You are entitled to your opinion.  Not everyone will agree.

[heironymouspasparagus]

I was eating lunch with my 10-year-old granddaughter and I asked her, "What federal holiday is celebrated this month?"

She said, "President's Day!"
     
She is a smart kid.  I asked, "What does President's Day mean?" I was waiting for something about Washington or Lincoln....etc.
     
She replied, "President's Day is when President Obama steps out of the White House, and if he sees his shadow we have one more year of unemployment."
     
You know, it hurts when hot coffee spurts out your nose...