XPost: pa.politics, pa.environment   
   From: mcsantpollution@yahoo.com   
      
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   the>> the goal when communicating is to rationzlize existence with truth and   
   >> facts and what is right coupled with getting what we desire (which might   
   >> not always be what is right)   
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   > First, let's deal with facts.  Is Philly in the top ten of polluted   
   > cities? Yesterday, a news report showed Pittsburgh with the highest soot   
   > content in the U.S.A.  That's higher than Los Angeles.  Even still, there   
   > are different ratings such as "Ozone Action Days".  Which Pittsburgh was   
   > not among the top ten.   
   I am sure there is a study that will show what you want. The problem is of   
   course is that people don't want to look at objective data or do the studies   
   if the top energy companies employ people and keep making allot of money. If   
   politicians and news media want to ignore the damages, then eventually the   
   pollution will get so bad that some people will act and others won't. By   
   then many people will be sick and lost their life to this . La is acting and   
   Pa is not doing enough. Pa I think is number 2 in the nation for asthma and   
   in production of greenhouse gas.   
   Every conceivable argument could be ended if they studied the correlations   
   between the consequences of pollution based on how close people live to it.   
   The differences between being called number 2 or 20 don't matter if the same   
   effects are apparant based on how close people live to it or not . My   
   assertion says the study would  show that the people exposed to particulate   
   pollution the most or the most often  are losing their health at a greater   
   rate of speed then with those with clean air. People say I need to show   
   proof. People said the same thing years ago when I said pollution was   
   causing damages but I could not prove it. Some places are simply worse then   
   others and Pittsburgh and Philly are two of the worse places on the east   
   coast. Many people will have much shortened lives in optimal health because   
   of it. Even when responsible physicians and tens of studies tell you about   
   the damages of particulate pollution , you can be assured there might be   
   many more because there are few companies who have an advantage to tell you   
   the consequences for doing the studies . Where as the media and energy do a   
   great job ignoring the dangers and selling you meds instead. Having said   
   that I think Philly is going to be better then Pittsburgh to live in future   
   because the global warming effects are going to increase winds from the   
   ocean. Even though the oceans are getting much dirtier now also , more   
   negative affects from pollution that are evident now.   
      
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