Air+Pollution

Air Pollution became a problem at the beginging of the industrialization era. In the United States facotries replaced manual labor with big machines, mostly powered by coal. Coal, which is the biggest contributor to air pollution in America generates 54% of our electricity. At the rise of industrialization coal was the main source for fuel in ships, trains, and machines. As time went on and the car was invented JD Rockeffler discovered he could use gasoline for lamps and the lamps would burn longer and brighter. With this newly founded usage of oil Americans could use gas in an easier way that benfited workers and consumers. Less than a few years later the oil industry had a multi-million dollar revenue. This spark created a flame for the world that is still burning today. It has hurt the environment, animals and people. Approximately 146 million people live where air is unhealthy. The six major pollutants are ozone, pariticle matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. Transportation is the largest single source of air pollution in the United States. There are many ways to decrease air pollution. The most obvious are biking, public transportation such as buses, taxis, subways and trolleys. Walking is the most efficent. But if you feel that public trasportation is not an option, there are solarand electric cars which are great alternatives and can go a 100 miles on a tank of gas.
 * Air Pollution- Naomi Chappell**

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