muggs Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 From the AP wire. Pittsburgh passes L.A. as America's "sootiest city." John, lets remember this when you bring up a 2 second chemical flash fire that burned on the Cuyahoga 40 years ago. Pittsburgh sounds like a nice place. (btw mods- if you don't know why this is posted in the sports room, you shouldn't be viewing the sports room.:D) Seriously John, I'm worried about your health. You should move to a less polluted area...like, maybe BURMA. hehehehe.:D LOS ANGELES (AP) — A city outside California has for the first time been named the sootiest in the nation, one of the categories the American Lung Association uses to determine the most polluted cities in the country. Los Angeles still took the all-around pollution title, though. Pittsburgh overtook Los Angeles in the category that measures short-term particle pollution or soot. Los Angeles, the country's longtime soot and smog leader, has enacted aggressive measures to tackle sources of pollution, resulting in a substantial drop in particle pollution levels, said Janice Nolen, the association's assistant vice president of national policy and advocacy. "It's not that Pittsburgh has gotten worse; it's that Los Angeles has gotten better," Nolen said. "If the trend continues, Pittsburgh will top two lists, and LA will only be leading the nation in ozone." Still, Los Angeles held its own in two other categories measuring year-round soot levels and smog. And statewide, 26 of California's 52 counties with air quality monitoring stations got failing grades for having either high ozone days or particle pollution days. The association's "State of the Air: 2008" report, being released Thursday, was based on air quality measurements reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by state and local agencies between 2004 and 2006. The study looks at three key pollution measures. The eight metropolitan areas considered to be the nation's most polluted by every measure were Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia-Porterfield and Hanford-Corcoran, all in California; Washington-Baltimore; St. Louis; and Birmingham, Ala. The cleanest cities were Fargo, N.D., and Salinas, Calif. The rankings were based on ozone pollution levels produced when heat and sunlight come into contact with pollutants from power plants, cars, refineries and other sources. The lung association also studied particle pollution levels emitted from these sources, which are made up of a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles in the air. "When you think of the impact of ozone on our respiratory tracts, imagine putting acid right in your eye. It's that corrosive," said Tony Gerber, a pulmonary specialist and assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco. "This corrosiveness causes severe irritation and leads to problems like asthma attacks, coughing, wheezing, chest pain and even death." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 These DB's act like Pittsburgh is still in the 1970's. Look there isn't a steel mill in operation anymore. Things are much better. I'd be interested in knowing what is causing all this air pollution. I'm guessing the powerplants. That's one thing the EPA always leaves out of there reports like this. BTW----speaking of EPA.....muggs you work for the government so you know what I'm saying here. I've worked with environmental/governmental agencies plenty. And lets just say, I'd like to see just how they do these studies before I believe I word of it. Anyway, just so you DB's know. The air here sucks mostly because of the many powerplants here that are powering half the eastern seaboard. So you can make fun, but remember if it wasn't for us....you'd be posting in the dark right now.....actually you wouldn't be posting at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 These DB's act like Pittsburgh is still in the 1970's. Look there isn't a steel mill in operation anymore. Things are much better. I'd be interested in knowing what is causing all this air pollution. I'm guessing the powerplants. That's one thing the EPA always leaves out of there reports like this. BTW----speaking of EPA.....muggs you work for the government so you know what I'm saying here. I've worked with environmental/governmental agencies plenty. And lets just say, I'd like to see just how they do these studies before I believe I word of it. Anyway, just so you DB's know. The air here sucks mostly because of the many powerplants here that are powering half the eastern seaboard. So you can make fun, but remember if it wasn't for us....you'd be posting in the dark right now.....actually you wouldn't be posting at all. Man John that's a really defensive reply there bud, can't believe you let me touch a nerve that easily. I was expecting the usual "lame...weak...air pollution smack is old.":D:D You just better leave the burning river jabs out of the equation from now on because I have that link bookmarked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I really think this thread needs to be moved to the "Who really gives a crap" forum.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Hey, it's not like I am really worried. I live an hour from Pittsburgh. I just don't like the EPA, or DEP....or anything else like that. That's what touches the nerve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I really think this thread needs to be moved to the "Who really gives a crap" forum.:D I thought that's where I put it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I really think this thread needs to be moved to the "Who really gives a crap" forum.:D I agree:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 John........let's not remind Muggsy the real reason why Pittsburgh's air is so crappy. It's because we're downwind of Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I sure am glad the wind doesn't blow out of the east too often....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 John........let's not remind Muggsy the real reason why Pittsburgh's air is so crappy. It's because we're downwind of Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I actually heard someone give directions on how to get to Pittsburgh from Cleveland. They said "Go east until you smell it and then South until you step in it.":D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I actually heard someone give directions on how to get to Pittsburgh from Cleveland. They said "Go east until you smell it and then South until you step in it.":D:D What are you a Browns fan now or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 What are you a Browns fan now or what? LMAO....cold day in hades before that happens.:D Just throwing in my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 LMAO....cold day in hades before that happens.:D Just throwing in my two cents. You backing Cleveland drops your reputation from 0 to -1.... you know that right? Why don't you go back to dodging tumbleweeds and baseball sized hail while you look for a waterhole down there in the prairie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 You backing Cleveland drops your reputation from 0 to -1.... you know that right? Why don't you go back to dodging tumbleweeds and baseball sized hail while you look for a waterhole down there in the prairie. Now that is funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 You backing Cleveland drops your reputation from 0 to -1.... you know that right? Why don't you go back to dodging tumbleweeds and baseball sized hail while you look for a waterhole down there in the prairie. Not backing Cleveland....just dogging Pittsburgh. Seems to get your underwear in a wad and that's all the incentive I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Not backing Cleveland....just dogging Pittsburgh. Seems to get your underwear in a wad and that's all the incentive I need. .......After the winter of '77-'78, we moved from Cleveland.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 You backing Cleveland drops your reputation from 0 to -1.... you know that right? Why don't you go back to dodging tumbleweeds and baseball sized hail while you look for a waterhole down there in the prairie. Now that's funny, right there. I don't care who ya are.......that's funny!!! :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Ya'll keep on laughing. While you're dying from inhaling all that smog, me and my tumbleweeds will still be breathing clean air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Ya'll keep on laughing. While you're dying from inhaling all that smog, me and my tumbleweeds will still be breathing clean air. Can you breath in a tornado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Can you breath in a tornado? Now that's funny right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Can you breath in a tornado? Ya'll quit hijacking the thread.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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