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Hazy Air, Coughing? Don’t Worry. That’s Just The Latest Apocalypse!

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments air pollution, air quality, albedo, alberta, aqi, carbon dioxide, climate, climate change, danielle smith, environment, forest fires, fort mcmurray, global dimming, greta thunberg, indigenous and first nations, indigenous peoples, outdoor air quality, particulate, particulate emissions, public health, rachel notley, respiratory illness, the texas of canada, think global act local, wildfires

Tuesday morning coffee thoughts. On our long drive back to M*ch*g*n from Pennsylvania/Delaware yesterday, I started reading snippets on the

Public Health Environment

What IS An Ozone Action Day, Anyway?! I Thought We Fixed The Ozone!

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments air pollution, air quality, air quality index, aqi, business-friendly regulatory environment, california, conservation, electric vehicles, environmental justice, IAQ, nitric oxide, nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxides, NOx, ozone, ozone action, ozone action day, ozone action days, particulate emissions, particulates, pollution, public health, tailpipe emissions, VOC, VOCs

Summer has arrived early in Michigan (woo hoo, climate change!) and we’ve already braved not one, but two– count ’em- ozone action days. A little bit more about what these are and why we should pay attention.

Culture & Language Lifestyle Environment

A Love Burning Brighter Than The Gas Flares Of Zug Island

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments 48216, 48217, 48219, air pollution, ambassador bridge, boynton, crossing us canada border, delray, delray detroit, engagement, engagement photos, gordie howe, gordie howe international bridge, marathon oil, marathon petroleum, marathon refinery, matty moroun, moroun, most polluted zip codes in michigan, Nat Zorach, noah balanda, oakwood heights, river rouge, rouge river, southwest detroit, us canada border, us canadian border, US Steel, water pollution, who is gordie howe, windsor, Zug Island, zug island hum, zug island iced tea

As many of you know, or don’t, I got engaged in September! Yes, folks– if someone thinks they can put

Policy Mobility Infrastructure

Buttigieg Suggests VMT Tax. Here Are A Few Alternatives.

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments air pollution, biden infrastructure plan, biden transportation policy, cap-and-trade, carbon tax, daily signal, david ditch, elon musk, F-150 Super Duty State of Mind, f150, f150 super duty, gas consumption, gas prices, gas prices under biden, gas station, gas stations, gasoline, george saros and her emails, infrastructure funding, infrastructure spending, oregon carbon tax, oregon VMT, pete buttigieg, secretary of transportation, tesla model 3, tesla model s, un agenda 21, UN Agenda 21 Globalist Conspiracy, Utah VMT, vehicle miles traveled, VMT tax

VMT is a tough sell for a variety of reasons. Can’t we just get it over with and get a national carbon tax?

Environment

Fall Into Detroit Flavor

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments air pollution, Detroit, fall, marathon refinery, michigan, particulate emissions, petcoke, pollution, recipes, Regulation, rouge river, Zug Island

(Satire, in case it isn’t apparent.) A new season is upon us, so, naturally, our top talent at the Handbuilt