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MIT Study: Vehicle Emissions Cause 200,000 US Deaths per Year
Read more at MIT Study: 200,000 Americans Die Premature Deaths Caused by Emissions
official scienfic paper from mit. Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part I: Quantifying the impact of major sectors in 2005
Highlights
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Ozone and PM impacts of the major combustion sectors in the U.S. are modeled.
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Early deaths attributable to each sector are estimated.
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∼200,000 early deaths occur in the U.S. each year due to U.S. combustion emissions.•
The leading causes are road transportation and power generation.
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We freely emit this crap into the air Solar, wind or hydro doesn't emit anything. Maybe during manufacturing of course but you're within a controlled environment...Not like you're drilling the gulf of mexico.
I support silicon production as I mightily love my computer...BUT you better believe that I expect that to be taken care of.
In the past, we’ve written about the dangers of harmful emissions from diesels and the clear and present dangers of commuting. We’ve talked about the American Lung Association’s Minnesota division coming out in favor of cleaner-burning fuels, and we’ve talked about the Chinese government threatening to enforce emissions laws with the death penalty. Until now, though, we haven’t seen too much in the way of hard figures. Luckily, the big-brains at MIT have been crunching the numbers, and here’s what they came up with: 200,000.
That’s right. The research team from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment concluded that “ground-level emissions” from combustion engines like those in, cars, ships, trains, and more cause about 200,000 premature deaths each year, with another 10,000 or so Americans dropping dead from “changes in the ozone concentration.”
Read more at MIT Study: 200,000 Americans Die Premature Deaths Caused by Emissions
official scienfic paper from mit. Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part I: Quantifying the impact of major sectors in 2005
Highlights
•
Ozone and PM impacts of the major combustion sectors in the U.S. are modeled.
•
Early deaths attributable to each sector are estimated.
•
∼200,000 early deaths occur in the U.S. each year due to U.S. combustion emissions.•
The leading causes are road transportation and power generation.
---
We freely emit this crap into the air Solar, wind or hydro doesn't emit anything. Maybe during manufacturing of course but you're within a controlled environment...Not like you're drilling the gulf of mexico.
I support silicon production as I mightily love my computer...BUT you better believe that I expect that to be taken care of.
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