Air pollution is a global health crisis -- 92% of the people in the world don't have access to clean
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January 31 · Issue #7 · View online
Handpicked stories for people who care about clean air.
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Air pollution is a global health crisis ā 92% of the people in the world donāt have access to clean air. The only real solution to combating air pollution is to reduce emissions. As you know President TrumpĀ šĀ has made quite a few questionable decisions already. The stories in this issue of Oxygen Mag will show that other politicians and people in the world arenāt immune to proposing and implementing bizarre ideas either. I like to call these air pollution shenanigans. ⤠Love clean air? Please share this on (1) Twitter (2) LinkedIn, or (3) via a e-mail, and help us reach out goal of 500 subscribes by Valentineās Day.
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Special thanks to Dr.Ā Sarath Guttikunda for helping me assemble this issue. I encourage you to visit his website,Ā UrbanEmissions, to learn about his visionary work related to air pollution. I hope to have Sarath curate an entire issue of Oxygen Mag about air quality forecasting soon!
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š China's giant smog-sucking tower was simply no match for its air pollution
The giant pineapple-like air purifier in Beijing would, it was said, purifyĀ 30,000 cubic meters of air every hour - it failed. Trying to install outdoor air purifiers to combat air pollution is like installing fans outdoors to combat global warming. Instead, reduce emissions. BEIJING.
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š Gurgaon releases holy smoke to cut air pollution
You have to read this story. The award for the dumbest idea goes to these guys! Letās burn things to appease the air quality gods. An IT professional said, āNow only God can protect us from air pollution.ā What are these people smoking to think that blowing more toxic smoke in the air will improve air quality? GROANING IN GURGAON.
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š Can jet engines clean up Delhi's foul air?
Scientists plan a last ditch effort to carry out an unprecedented experiment using jet engines to clean Delhiās foul air. There is no reason to believe this will work. Over the next 5 years, India is going to buildĀ hundreds of new coal power plants! These jet engines will try to blow the lethal pollutants from these coal plants high up in the air. Facepalm!Ā āSCIENCEāĀ
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ā Choking Delhi to install air purifiers at intersections for Diwali
The Indian capital planned to combat dangerous levels of smog during the festival of lights with mist fountains and air cleaners to āhelp pollutants settleā. This is a classic Indian response to a very serious and complicated problem. The goal seems to be to appear to address the problem and āsweepā it under the rug, without actually seriously address the problem. Reduce emissions, Delhi.Ā FESTIVAL OF SMOG.
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š± What Delhi Government Says It Is Doing to Combat Air Pollution
More examples of Delhiās mind-boggling ideas to address air pollution like vacuum-cleaning roads andĀ sprinkle water on roads. āSir, weāve tried nothing - and weāre already out of ideas.ā Delhi is a patient that needs a heart transplant, but officials insist a hot shower should do the trick. SHENANIGANS.
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š Smog Free Tower will suck pollutants from the skies to lock them inside jewelry
Is there any evidence that outdoor air purifiers improve air quality? Nope, not at all. But here we are again. Yet another outdoor air purifier, but this one has a tiny twist. Dutch designer, Daan Roosegaarde, wants to make jewelry out of captured pollutants from this outdoor air purifier.Ā FACEPALM.
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Air pollution affects us all. Unicorns too. Spotted in Mongolia.
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š£Ā Say it out loud: Reduce emissions. Reduce emissions. Reduce emissions! Until next week,
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