Wednesday, March 09, 2011

These people think you're stupid: If you breathe air containing trace amounts of carbon dioxide, will you get asthma?

Fred Upton’s bizarre war on 24 million Americans with Asthma « Climate Progress
Just about every major health group in the United States is now telling Chairman Upton that he is putting the welfare of millions of Americans at risk who suffer from asthma (that’s 24 million people right there – including seven million children!) and other respiratory diseases.

Consider this from the American Lung Association:
The enactment of Chairman Fred Upton’s bill would strip away Clean Air Act protections that safeguard Americans and their families from air pollution that puts their lives at risk. The protections against the health harm from carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution are essential to public health and must be preserved. – Charles D. Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer


1 comment:

gofer said...

Air Pollution: 1980-2009

Carbon Monoxide -80% decrease
Ground level Ozone -30% decrease
Lead -93% decrease
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) -48% decrease
Particulates -27% decrease
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) -76% decrease

Source: EPA

No mention of Carbon Dioxide. I agree a lot of pollutants agravate asthma, but where is medical information that shows CO2 affects asthma? CO2 is always in the lungs and is what causes us to take the next breath without deliberate effort or thought. A severe lack of CO2 brings out the paper bag.