Air Pollution- Video

Annotated Bibliographies

        McKibben, B. (2013). The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Funding Global-Warming Denial. Gale, 9,

This article is a general interpretation about global warming and air quality today. Author Bill McKibben stresses that there is no more time to sit back and let big oil companies relish in their profit while consumers falsely benefit from them as they burn fossil fuels, destroying our planet. He also expands that though many of us are in denial of this looming worldly disaster, that in light of it all advancing technology is becoming more and more vital to prove that in fact we are causing climate change. McKibben emphasizes that the wide spread of us are in denial because big oil companies and government officials are paying to keep us in denial so they continue to collect their money. One thing is certain; resources will run out, and changes will be crucial to our overall survival. McKibbens purpose was for this article to pose as a warning and for an overall grasp of the importance of this topic.

           

            Walsh, B. (2014, May 7). Carbon Pollution Could Make Your Sandwich Less Healthy. TIME, 1.

            This author writes about how a rise in CO2 levels affect us in ways we don’t immediately think about. Studies show that plants rich in iron, zinc, and protein loose their nutrients as levels become stronger. 2 billion people around the world suffer from zinc and iron deficiencies, and the increase in emissions will only increase the malnutrition.

            Lim , J. R. (2014, April 25). Throw Out Your Parking Pass. Newsweek, 1.

Author Jillian Rose Lim suggests a whole new transportation system. Its works by a user picking up the vehicle at a station where it stays to charge and once they get to their destination they drop it off at the nearest station they are at, to let it charge and be ready for the next user. With traffic congestion rising, we are actively trying to find an innovative way to solve the problem. With more people using privately owned cars, carbon emissions are sky rocketing.  Another goal for society is to base public areas on walk ways, bike lanes, and foot paths verses expanding car lanes. Lim publically shows her urgency for a new way of society because if carbon emissions don’t cease, they’ll increase and our environment cannot support it. 

Grunbaum, M. (2014, April 14). Up in smoke: how cleaner cooking could help the environment--and save millions of lives. Science World/Current Science, 1.

Author, Grunbaum writes about a scientist, Veerabhadran Ramanathan  who worked with other engineers to create a non-harmful stove because of his personal experience with family cooking with a stove made from dried mud, causing the whole home to fill with smoke, wrecking their lungs. After his experience he found it important to find a better way. The issue with traditional stoves comes down to basic chemistry. To make a fire, you first need fuel, such as charcoal, gas, wood, or dung. Burning the fuel releases the energy in the form of heat and light. But this chemical reaction, called combustion, requires oxygen to work. Many homemade stoves are poorly ventilated, which means that not enough oxygen-rich air can get inside. The air that does get in doesn't mix easily with a solid material such as firewood or dung. When there isn't enough oxygen, the fuel doesn't burn completely. This incomplete combustion produces gases such as carbon monoxide that are dangerous to breathe. It also creates tiny particles of partially burned material that float up in the hot, rising air. Ramanathan created stoves have an enclosed ceramic combustion chamber that keeps heat from escaping, so they need less fuel. A solar-powered fan draws air into the chamber to provide plenty of oxygen, so less black carbon forms. It’s important to publicize the topic that even the most conventional appliances account for air pollution, and people should know what they are around.

Rhodan, M. (2014, March 24). WHO Report: Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012. TIME, 1.

            The authors purpose in this article was to share his alarm for what air pollution is doing to our world. He writes that air pollution was linked with 3.7 million deaths from the result of stroke or heart disease in 2012, and indoor pollution caused by coal, wood, and open air fires killed another 4.3 million. They are predicting that death rates will only increase with time.

Air pollution is the presence or introduction of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects to humans and other living organisms in the air . Poor air quality is a substantial subject in today's society. Exposure to bad air quality increases risk of numerous health risks like respiratory infections, lung caner, and heart disease for example.  I chose this topic because I believe that this is an environmental issue that ties into almost any aspect of everyday life, therefore crucial to all of civilization to change.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” 
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau