Ozone?

[RecycleMichael]

Tulsa's ozone levels have gone down in 10 of the last 12 years.

[Teatownclown]

Tulsa's ozone levels have gone down in 10 of the last 12 years.

That may be good enough for Teatown's number one "environmentalist" but it smacks of bureaucratic bs. I find the quality of our air and water a much more important issue than garbage collection. You can stand tall as the leader of what's going on environmentally here. I personally am appalled by the city leaders who recently put together plans for another tax and spend street program rather than addressing our water infrastructure needs. And the air here continues to get worse with all the industry whores.

[patric]

You mean you have no concern for the future of Tulsa? Whadda bout the ozone affect on all our fetus childs?

Sen. Shortey says it makes them taste like Lunchables.

[Red Arrow]

You mean you have no concern for the future of Tulsa? Whadda bout the ozone affect on all our fetus childs?

Free bottled breathing air for all pregnant women with a household income under $250,000.  Insurance will pay for it but only if the woman wears the mask and breaths the bottled air continuously.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Upon review, this thread reminds me - I gotta get a bus!!  So I can do my part for the ozone!!

[RecycleMichael]

That may be good enough for Teatown's number one "environmentalist" but it smacks of bureaucratic bs.

You are entitled to be wrong. I am sure that happens often with you.

Lower ozone levels means healthier air. We are going in the right direction, even without your help or knowledge of real facts.

[heironymouspasparagus]

You are entitled to be wrong. I am sure that happens often with you.

Lower ozone levels means healthier air. We are going in the right direction, even without your help or knowledge of real facts.

So when do we get off the "bad people with cars" list?  When do ozone alert days end.... the annual reductions must have been tiny or we were "off the charts" for bad air to start...?

[RecycleMichael]

The ozone season in Tulsa is from May through September.

Tulsa is not on the dirty air list. We were in the 1980s.

[heironymouspasparagus]

The ozone season in Tulsa is from May through September.

Tulsa is not on the dirty air list. We were in the 1980s.

So the ozone alert days are merely an environmental prophylactic artifact of the 80's?? 

[RecycleMichael]

Ozone Alet days are called by the state DEQ when conditions warrant possible exceedances.

[heironymouspasparagus]

I guess what I am really getting at is at what point do we stop the ozone alert process?  If we continue reductions, there should be a point where the air quality is improved to the point that we shouldn't really care about alerts.

[RecycleMichael]

The standards keep getting lower. The EPA has lowered it from 85 parts per billion to 75 parts per billion and now is discussing lowering it again.

[Teatownclown]

The standards keep getting lower. The EPA has lowered it from 85 parts per billion to 75 parts per billion and now is discussing lowering it again.

by the corporation, for the corporation, of the corporation.

Great haze out today...is that fog or air pollution?

[Townsend]

by the corporation, for the corporation, of the corporation.

How is "The EPA has lowered it from 85 parts per billion to 75 parts per billion and now is discussing lowering it again." "by the corporation, for the corporation, of the corporation."?

[Teatownclown]

How is "The EPA has lowered it from 85 parts per billion to 75 parts per billion and now is discussing lowering it again." "by the corporation, for the corporation, of the corporation."?

Their lobbyists had the bar lowered. How is it not?

The next 10 years will be difficult without people demanding protection of the air and water. Manufacturers and industry will not be friendly to our environment. Politicians are beholden to corporations, not human beings. We must lower our energy consumption. At least until France develops Fusion energy.