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Blount Co. air quality sufferingSubmitted by R. Neal on Tue, 08/07/2007 - 09:51.
On a clear day...
Yesterday...
The air quality is bad, bordering on unhealthy, with no immediate relief in sight. One problem is that TVA can't generate as much hydro-electric power because of the drought, so coal-fired power plants are running overtime. Now would be a good time to turn your thermostat up a couple of degrees and install a CFL light bulb or two. Click read more for larger views...
(A new house has been built that partly obstructs the view, but it's pretty much the same vantage point.)
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We don't do emission tests on cars here because_________ ?
There are other things we all can do to help on days like this, right?
Like not burning the trash and letting the grass grow a few more days before mowing.
...shutting down 1 coal fired plant would be the equivalent of parking every car in Tennessee for one year. Can't find the source of that now (seems like it was a Green Power Switch commercial), so feel free to doubt me on that!
We've given up mowing entirely -- due to the drought. Fortunately, we have no neighbors within view. I'm sure what we save in lawn mower emissions we make up for in driving the mile-long gravel road you have to drive on to get to our house. Dust everywhere.