[MCN] Air Pollution Kills More People a Year Than Cigarettes, And Fossil Fuels Are Why

[Lance Olsen]

Air Pollution Kills More People a Year Than Cigarettes, And Fossil Fuels Are Why <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiXWh0dHBzOi8vZWFydGhlci5naXptb2RvLmNvbS9haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uLWtpbGxzLW1vcmUtcGVvcGxlLWEteWVhci10aGFuLWNpZ2FyZXR0ZXMtMTg0MjAzNTU4NtIBYWh0dHBzOi8vZWFydGhlci5naXptb2RvLmNvbS9haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uLWtpbGxzLW1vcmUtcGVvcGxlLWEteWVhci10aGFuLWNpZ2FyZXR0ZXMtMTg0MjAzNTU4Ni9hbXA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
All eyes are on the current coronavirus outbreak becoming the next pandemic, but scientists are ringing the alarm on an ongoing pandemic that already exists: ...
Gizmodo
Yesterday

Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiWGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJhd3N0b3J5LmNvbS8yMDIwLzAzL2Fpci1wb2xsdXRpb24tcGFuZGVtaWMtc2hvcnRlbnMtbGl2ZXMtYnktMy15ZWFycy1zdHVkeS_SAVxodHRwczovL3d3dy5yYXdzdG9yeS5jb20vMjAyMC8wMy9haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uLXBhbmRlbWljLXNob3J0ZW5zLWxpdmVzLWJ5LTMteWVhcnMtc3R1ZHkvYW1wLw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said ...
Raw Story
4 hours ago
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“It’s time that everyone, from the humble homeowner to the highest levels of business and government, rethink their relationship with energy and take action. 

"Relying on renewables alone won’t be enough.”

<<https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikehughes1/2019/08/02/climate-change-18-months-to-save-the-world/#166763c749bd>>

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“Collective action works; we have proved that. But to change everything, we need everyone. 

"Each and every one of us must participate in the climate resistance movement.”

Greta Thunberg, youth climate strike leader in Sweden.
Luisa Neubauer, German climate activist.
Angela Valenzuela, Fridays for Future in Santiago, Chile.

<<https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/11/29/why-we-strike-again>>

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