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EPA Green Book air quality 1978 - 2010
The EPA Clean Air Act was established in 1974
Non-attainment = failed to mean standard W = whole county P = partial county What happened in 2004 in OH, PA, WV, and many other states ? |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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We've been focused on energy lately, so I thought that this was appropriate. This site shows energy expenditure per capita for 2009 (though without much explanation).
http://energy.gov/maps/2009-energy-expenditure-person Click on the states to get more details. I would have thought that California would be high, and Texas and Wyoming would be low, but that's not the case. It would be helpful to see a breakdown by end-use. |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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Well, the biggies for energy use are climate control and transportation, so a rural state, where you have to drive just to get to your mail box, would require more energy use than a city. And a temperate climate like California where you don't need much heating or cooling would be better too. Also, the cost of energy is going to depend on where the energy comes from, and the industry regulations you have in place.
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Location: West Yorkshire
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YMMV!
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
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Yeah, when you pack a lot of people into a small space, your rating on that chart gets better. Even in the areas where Texas has a high population, we're still really spread out. We have no viable/widespread public transportation in any of our cities.
Plus, heating is done by gas in most of the country, but cooling is still generally electric, which is less efficient. And we do way more cooling here than we do heating. |
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To shreds, you say?
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Do you use swamp coolers or is it too humid in Texas?
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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To shreds, you say?
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Chesapeake Bay has been having trouble for a long time (decades) with nitrogen rich runoff from farms and suburbs. It causes algea to grow, which kills the fish and shellfish in the Bay. The recent flooding is going to have a huge impact on the Bay. The amount of shit (literally) that has contaminated the Bay this week is remarkable.
Here's a picture from before the flooding. Taken August 23, 2011. Followed by a picture taken yesterday. (Thanks, NASA!) |
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Ugh, glatt. That sucks.
![]() Here is a VERY interesting graph. Discuss amongst yourselves. |
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Since we've been discussing toast I thought this was interesting:
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