Readers' forum: Improving air quality

Published: Sunday, March 18 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

Researchers with the Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study launch a blimp in early 2011 to take air quality samples.

Howard Shorthill, Utah State University

Summary

A recent article citing the impact of poor air quality on health problems like stroke and heart attack was compelling ("Studies link air pollution to increased risk of strokes and dementia," Feb. 15).

Whether we as residents of the state are only mildly annoyed by our poor air or whether we accept the increasing number of studies validating air quality's impact on health, we should all encourage our lawmakers to protect the health and well being of those whom they represent.

For Reps. Jason Chaffetz, Rob Bishop, Jim Matheson and Sen. Orrin Hatch, this is a year of election. A very reasonable question we should all be asking is what legislation are they supporting to fund, discover and implement clean energy alternatives.

Matt Weed

Holladay

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RedShirt

USS Enterprise, UT

Lets see how great the "clean" energy systems are:

According to the NY Times article "Wind Farms May Not Lower Air Pollution, Study Suggests" they found that "Building thousands of wind turbines would probably not More..

9:44 a.m. March 19, 2012
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procuradorfiscal

Tooele, UT

Re: "A recent article citing the impact of poor air quality on health problems like stroke and heart attack was compelling . . . ."

Compelling? The study cited was a transparent piece of liberal "green" propaganda. And More..

1:48 p.m. March 18, 2012
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procuradorfiscal

Tooele, UT

[cont'd -- is everyone having as much trouble with this new, "improved" system as I am?]

Air quality is important, sure, but only liberal, East Bench elites would suggest killing the Utah economy to go from pretty good air quality More..

1:51 p.m. March 18, 2012
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