“In ‘advanced’ nations, clean water is considered essential, but we tolerate foul air, despite a century of evidence that it harms.” - ThreadSky

thetyee.ca • 15 days ago

“In ‘advanced’ nations, clean water is considered essential, but we tolerate foul air, despite a century of evidence that it harms.”

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hiyer.bsky.social•15 days ago

I sure like reading things like this, but then I can. I live without A/C where the relative humidity is

msniklaus.bsky.social•15 days ago

'But air pollution alone kills an estimated 8.1 million people yearly before we even consider airborne infectious diseases like COVID-19, tuberculosis, measles, and flu.'

jennywing.bsky.social•15 days ago

MEAT PRODUCTION LEADS TO THOUSANDS OF AIR QUALITY-RELATED DEATHS ANNUALLY

AGRICULTURE IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION, KILLING AN ESTIMATED 17,900 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/meat-production-leads-to-thousands-of-air-quality-related-deaths-annually

jennywing.bsky.social•15 days ago

Last year’s salmonella outbreak linked to peaches may have been caused by “fugitive dust”

"IN A NEW REPORT, THE FDA DETAILS HOW AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION CAN SPREAD PATHOGENS FROM FARMS AND ANIMAL OPERATIONS TO FRUIT ORCHARDS."

https://thecounter.org/salmonella-outbreak-peaches-fugitive-dust-fda/

jennywing.bsky.social•15 days ago

FORBES - THE HEALTH DAMAGES FROM AIR POLLUTION... PROVIDED BY FARMS ARE LARGER THAN THE MARGINAL VALUE THAT THE FARMS PROVIDE IN ECONOMIC TERMS,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/12/30/animal-agriculture-costs-more-in-health-damage-than-it-contributes-to-the-economy/?sh=8239dde2e09d

jennywing.bsky.social•15 days ago

THE MEATY CULPRITS BEHIND AIR POLLUTION-LINKED DEATHS

SHIFTING TO A LESS MEAT-INTENSIVE DIET COULD REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND AVOID 75,000 ANNUAL PREMATURE DEATHS IN CHINA.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/meat-diet-air-pollution-premature-deaths/

jennywing.bsky.social•15 days ago

I don't worry about the air if u don't worry about prevention.
Vegan diets don't cause pandemics with airborne viruses. H5N1 began on a goose farm. And nobody here seems concerned with all the wildlife it's killing. Being called 'the modern silent spring'.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/06/bird-flu-an-urgent-warning-to-move-away-from-factory-farming

rogerwagnermdphd.bsky.social•15 days ago

I disagree. The air is much cleaner than it was a few decades ago. Not perfect, but much better.

trinlisabeth.bsky.social•12 days ago

I wish I could assume you understand air quality isn't a binary.
We have improved the situation with, for example, coal dust and leaded gas but many other issues remain.

rogerwagnermdphd.bsky.social•11 days ago

Wow. You seem to go out of your way to be disagreeable.

melissaf.bsky.social•15 days ago

When I see things like this I think about that book Ecotopia and get so sad.

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