Odessa
You don't have to be crazy in the this world,but sometimes it helps
Jan/13
2010
2010
Here's the other shoe - vehicle exhaust is unhealthy
The proverbial other shoe has been dropped.
On the heals of the EPA's report on ozone comes a report on vehicle exhaust and its possible adverse effects on the health of people living near major roadways. Not exactly a news flash - everyone knows that sucking air out of a car's tailpipe is not healthy. Not to bore you with details, but the study looked at health problems of people living near major roadways in relation to distance.
Given that fact, here is the other side of the problem with gas-guzzling behemoths. The more gas a vehicle uses, the more crap comes out the exhaust. The amount of stuff that goes into a chemical reaction (combustion in this case) must equal what come out - It is a basic scientific principle (and again I won't bore you with the details). Sure, there are filters and catalytic converters to help with some of the crud, but they don't fix everything.
So, not only are many suburban SUV drivers using more fuel than necessary on their commute to the office, but they are belching more nasty chemicals and particulates into the air than a typical compact. Air that you and I breathe. Just another reason to say fuck you and the SUV you drove in.
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Comment from: bman [Member] 
Living underneath high voltage powerlines, using cell phones, eating saturated fats, drinking soft drinks, taking prescription medicines, breathing air of someone diseased next to you, falling down the steps, drowning in the bathtub, getting hit by a car in NYC at random, hell just driving anywhere has been proven to negatively impact something in your body - hell you might even die.
Years ago there was the saccharin sugar scare, today its this bunch of bullshit including global warming (which has already been proven to be a scare tactic), tomorrow it will be something else and the next day it will be even something else, rinse and repeat for the next umpteen generations.
May as well kill ourselves now and save everybody time and more importantly, air.
Years ago there was the saccharin sugar scare, today its this bunch of bullshit including global warming (which has already been proven to be a scare tactic), tomorrow it will be something else and the next day it will be even something else, rinse and repeat for the next umpteen generations.
May as well kill ourselves now and save everybody time and more importantly, air.
01/14/10 @ 18:00
Comment from: odessa [Member]
There is actually toxicological credibility and air quality data to support the air quality vs. proximity to vehicle exhaust debate. The data are compelling. Trust me, I know. I read that kind of boring shit. As far as your other points?
EMFs from powerlines - Health risk have never been proven and the studies are little better than junk science.
Cellphones - The health risks might have some credibility, but a good study would isolate the type of phone used.
Eating saturated fats and refined sugar - Bad for you.
Being exposed to infectious diseases - Yup, bad for you. You can wear a face mask like the Japanese, but us Americans prefer to tough it out.
Saccharin (not a sugar) - The controversies were based on poor studies linking it to bladder cancer. Saccharin was not banned in the US. Cyclamates was not so lucky in the US. However, the studies on Nutrasweet are far more worrisome, but Monsanto is a big corporation with powerful friends so discussions about brain tumors will continue quietly in the background.
Physical injuries? I think those are obvious.
However, burying ones head in the sand and ignoring the warning signs are done by many - feel free
EMFs from powerlines - Health risk have never been proven and the studies are little better than junk science.
Cellphones - The health risks might have some credibility, but a good study would isolate the type of phone used.
Eating saturated fats and refined sugar - Bad for you.
Being exposed to infectious diseases - Yup, bad for you. You can wear a face mask like the Japanese, but us Americans prefer to tough it out.
Saccharin (not a sugar) - The controversies were based on poor studies linking it to bladder cancer. Saccharin was not banned in the US. Cyclamates was not so lucky in the US. However, the studies on Nutrasweet are far more worrisome, but Monsanto is a big corporation with powerful friends so discussions about brain tumors will continue quietly in the background.
Physical injuries? I think those are obvious.
However, burying ones head in the sand and ignoring the warning signs are done by many - feel free
01/14/10 @ 19:09
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