Lookup Chat
Posters and blog. September 2010
Taking the conversation to the streets. The issues are global warming, mercury poisoning, coal power and green washing. Look up and the sky is beautiful but we should not forget that the heavens are key to the global struggle for survival .... look, chat, discover.
Locally the Boardman Power Plant contributes:
Carbon Dioxide - causes global climate change
Sulfur Dioxide - contributes to acid rain, impairs visibility, linked to low birth rates
and respiratory illnesses
Nitrogen Oxides - deplete the ozone layer, increases smog & acid rain, in the water they
contribute to fish kills and algae blooms
Hg Mercury – powerful human neurotoxin that is linked to retardation, cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness and autism
CO Carbon Monoxide – toxic to the development of fetuses and children and can cause shortness of breath and chest pain in people with heart disease