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Pedaling For Clean Air

June 27, 2017 By EarthWise

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Poor air quality is a problem all around the world.  Exposure to air pollution is linked to the premature deaths of an estimated 6.5 million people every year, making it the fourth largest threat to human health, trailing only high blood pressure, dietary risks, and smoking. 

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Storing Energy With Captured CO2

May 17, 2017 By EarthWise

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Capturing carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere is a way we can use fossil fuels without it having harmful effects on the climate.  Energy storage is a way to address the volatility of clean energy sources like wind and solar power.  Excess energy stored during peak production can be used when production ceases, such as when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing.

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Coal And Chinese Air

March 13, 2017 By EarthWise

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China has worked to reduce its coal consumption in recent years but the air quality in cities like Beijing is still notoriously poor and a major health hazard.

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A Soy-Based Air Filter

February 16, 2017 By EarthWise

A Soy-Based Air Filterhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EW-02-16-17-Soy-Based-Air-Filter.mp3

Particulate matter and toxic chemical pollutants are a pervasive problem in the air people breathe in many places.  Poor air quality causes health problems worldwide and is a factor in diseases such as asthma, heart disease and lung disease.

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Fighting Smog

June 8, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

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There are 35 megacities in the world – metropolitan areas with more than 10 million people.  Fifteen of them have populations above 20 million.   And many of these teeming metropolises have to contend with some of the worst air pollution on the planet.

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Dangerous Air

March 3, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

Dangerous Airhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/EW-03-03-16-Dangerous-Air.mp3

Much of the public discourse about pollution is focused on the long-term consequences of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  There are still some who doubt that such consequences are really in the offing or that our actions are responsible in any case.

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