“We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.” NeedsHas BeensCountryEnergyNaturalQualityAirSeriousDemandBenefitsPercentPlantGasNatural GasPower PlantsAir Quality Author:Gale Norton
“In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut by more than half since 1955, rivers and coastal waters have dramatically improved, and forests are increasing.” WorldHas BeensImportantStatesWaterUnitedHalfSituationUnited StatesRichCuttingAirRiversEnvironmentalForestsPollutionIndicatorsCoastalAir PollutionEnvironmental PollutionWoods And ForestsAir Quality Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“It's kind of a shock to your skin, changing climates. It's new water, and new air quality.” KindWaterQualityAirSkinsClimateShockAir Quality Author:Shay Mitchell
“Our situation, with global warming and air quality and all of that, has gotten to be catastrophic.” QualitySituationAirGlobal WarmingAir Quality Author:Morgan Freeman
“In Washington, the air quality today was described as 'red.'...You know what 'red' is? It's bad for everyone. Not just old people, sick people and babies. When it's just bad for old people, sick people and babies, that's called a Republican budget.” PeopleKnowsTodayQualityAirBabyRepublicanRedSickBudgetsOld PeopleAir Quality Author:Bill Maher
“Better use of space, improving the insulation, getting more daylight into the buildings, reducing the energy consumption of the air conditioning and heating systems, making sure that the internal air quality is good, that we have increased natural ventilation opportunities in the mid seasons. You know these are some of the things we can do.” KnowsUseOpportunityEnergyCan DoNaturalSpaceQualityAirBuildingSeasonsEnvironmentalArchitectureInternalsFriendlyConsumptionImprovingReducingConditioningDaylightHeatingAir ConditioningAir QualityInsulationEnvironmentally FriendlyEnergy ConsumptionVentilation Author:Ken Yeang
“Very few people realize the damage even one mercury vapor light can inflict on birds, air quality and human sleep patterns. It a serious problem that is rapidly growing and it will take all of us to take action before we see results.” PeopleHumansProblemLightActionRealizingSleepResultsQualityGrowingAirSeriousBirdPatternsDamageMercuryVaporAir Quality Author:Will Young
“Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that... I’ve always though that under-populated countries in Africa are vastly UNDER-polluted, their air quality is probably vastly inefficiently low compared to Los Angeles or Mexico City.” ThinkingWorldShouldCountryFacesCitiesBehindsQualityAirEconomicIndustryWasteLowsLogicDirtyLos AngelesToxicMexicoLoadLowestMigrationImpeccableDeveloped CountryMexico CityWorld BankAir QualityBetween You And MeToxic Waste Author:Lawrence Summers
“Air pollution is my biggest concern right now. Maybe because I live in Beijing, and in this city we have such severe challenges due to bad air quality. It has affected our daily lives and health. I do not go outdoors because of it. I desperately hope that we can improve the current situation.” ChallengesCitiesQualitySituationAirRight NowConcernCurrentsDuesDaily LifeAffectedPollutionSevereBeijingAir PollutionCurrent SituationAir Quality Author:Li Bingbing
“My struggles have been around protecting our air quality, protecting people from mercury in fish. I was very involved in the effort to get the FDA to recognize that mercury in fish is a real health issue and the FDA, you know, needed to be on that. But they were very tight with the fishing industry and did not want the public to be aware in the same way that they later didn't want the public to be aware of the problems with Vioxx, and they sat on the studies for many years and allowed 140,000 people to develop heart disease.” PeopleKnowsWayWantYearsHeartHas BeensRealProblemEffortQualityStruggleStudyIssuesAirIndustryNeededInvolvedDiseaseFishesSatFishingMercuryHeart DiseaseFdaMy StruggleHealth IssuesAir Quality Author:Jill Stein