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03.22.2023

Does Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Increase Death and Disease and Reduce Life Expectancy?

by Indur M. Goklany

Periodically, we are flooded with reports of air pollution episodes in various developing countries, accompanied by claims of air pollution’s staggering death toll and associated reductions in life spans. On June 22, 2022, CBS News based on the 2022 update to an annual University of Chicago Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report, reported that air pollution was “slashing 10 years of life expectancy in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city.”

Read Indur Goklany’s complete publication:

Does Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Increase Death and Disease and Reduce Life Expectancy?

Indur M. Goklany is a Member of the CO2 Coalition. Dr. Goklany has written extensively on the interactions between globalization, economic development, environmental quality, technological change, climate change and human well-being. His books include “The Improving State of the World: Why We’re Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet” and “The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal of Environmental Risk Assessment.” He holds degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University and the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay. 

4.18.2023

Happer, Lindzen, CO2 Coalition Comment on the Department of Energy’s Proposed Gas Stove Standards

The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to revise their standards for natural gas stoves. This revision is just one of the 110 other “energy efficiency” actions on other household items including furnaces, water heaters, clothes washers and dryers and lightbulbs that would restrict your ability to freely choose which appliance to purchase and use.… Continue Reading
3.18.2023

Challenging the NSTA’s Position Statement on Climate Change

The CO2 Coalition has reviewed the National Science Teaching Association’s Position Statement on Climate Change and has found that it has serious problems, which we address in this assessment. Our detailed rebuttal, Challenging the NSTA’s Position Statement on Climate Change, was published March 23, 2023. Our objections to this document are many but can be… Continue Reading

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