Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas
by asdff on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:19PM
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Where I live, the vast majority of pollution comes from shipping, not residential or light commercial uses. We have arguably the worst traffic in the U.S. in LA, but driving or other individual consumer activities is a drop in the bucket compared the the ecological scarring diesel trucks, LAX and especially the port of LA have done and will continue to do to the region for the foreseeable future, until we change how we fuel transocean shipping and air travel.
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Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas
by amluto on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:55PM
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That’s a nitrogen oxide plot. NOx isn’t that dependent on how you fuel anything — it’s mostly a function of how you burn it. I don’t know how practical it would be for ships to use a less efficient low-NOx combustion mode when they’re near land.
I would imagine that the average restaurant grill emits very little NOx and a whole lot of PM2.5.
- Eliminating existing grandfathered-in wood burning fireplaces. Costs almost nothing as measured by dollars.
- Emission controls on restaurant exhaust. This is currently required only for restaurants that chat-grill more than a certain amount of beef. Restaurants that smoke up whole blocks grilling pork, lamb, veggies, etc are exempt. These emission controls are not that expensive.
- Outdated fuel-burning devices such as 2-stroke leaf blowers and old cars. Electric leaf blowers are cheap now. Old cars are fun, and banning or taxing them would be unpopular but would cost almost zero dollars.