Smog - A REPORT TO THE PEOPLE Episode 6 docx

... be not to recognize any; for example, as in the case of Britain to make propane (or its equivalent) manda- tory for all taxi cabs in London. Just as with the income tax the general argument against ... enjoyed a comparative advantage in trading with the rest of the world because of the role technological competi- tion played and, in part, because of broader sociological fact...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 07:22

... against the economic and social costs of these measures. The Clean Air Act of 1970 (as amended) appears to give the Administrator of the EPA discretionary authority to approve such an approach by a ... diseases. 6RecommendedAmbient Air Quality Standards Applicable to All Air Basins, a report to the Califor- nia Air Resources Board by the Technical Advisory Committee,...

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... 10, p. 43. 6The Pace Report, page 84. '1972 LP-Gas RefuelingDirectory, Woodall's National LP-Gas Association. 66 EQL Strategy #1 makes a modest contribution towards cleaner air, but the summation of all ... aerosols may amount to as much as 25% of the total in the atmosphere, on the basis of a yearly average. On particularly "smoggy" days these chemical...

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... instal- lations must meet all applicable codes and safety standards if they are to be safely used. Statistics gathered by the National Fire Protection Associa- tion over 30 years showed 18 accidents ... additional savings greatly reduce the payback time. Payback time: Natural gas - 1-3 /4 years LPG - 1 year The economics of each fleet vary greatly and must be investigated on...

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... with an estimate of average mileage to compute the total mass emissions which are to be taxed. There are two ways of collecting such a tax: one is to impose the tax as an excise or sales tax, and ... be an incentive to operate a well-tuned car even if the tax did not vary with actual miles driven. If the motorist is to pay the tax, however, there is a simple way to...

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... J ~ <! ex: ::J f- 1.0 ~ <! 2 - Firm- -Firm- -Firm- @)m 1 969 1975 Actual Low High Use Projection Projection 142 Figure 13 SUMMARY OF PROPANE SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR CALIFORNIA to- ' .j:>. w a: <l: w > a: w Q. (I,) J W a: a: <l: a3 U. o (I,) 2 o J J 2 w 2 <l: Q. o a: Q. 5 1 968 70 72 YEAR 74 Present Demand ... SOUTHERN CAliFORNIA 5.0...

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... LO C'l o (/J Cl w w U x w w (,') <l: a: w > <l: a: => o J: w Z o ~ => ~ X <l: ~ a: <l: w > ;- 155 ABOUT THE AUTHORS LESTER LEES, director of the Environmental Quality Laboratory, is professor of aeronautics and environ- mental engineering at Caltech. He is the author of numerous papers on problems of high speed flight, especially entry of missi...

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... should be reduced to 25 days per year (an additional re- duction of 50% and an overall reduction of 90%).23 The Clean Air Act appears to give the Administrator of the EPA discretion- ary authority to approve an alternative ... periodic reports to the State on the nature and amounts of emissions from such stationary sources; also authority for the State to make such data...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 19:20

... was two decades ahead-in 1990. The federal gov- ernment said otherwise. With the enactment of the Clean Air Amendments of 1970 the timetable for clean air was moved ahead to 1975-or 1977, at the latest. The ... are not to be ex- ceeded more than once a year. CALIFORNIA POLLUTANT TABLE 2 Comparison of California State Ambient Air Quality Standards and Federal Standards (April...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 05:20

... such an approach is applicable not only to the South Coast Air Basin, but also to the San Diego County Air Basin, the Sac- ramento Valley Air Basin, and the San Francisco Bay Area Basin. In all of the EQL studies the assumption is made that the ... By "mid-day" we mean until 1:00 P.M. and by "Central L .A. " we mean the Downtown L .A Burbank-Pasadena A...

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