Retro Flashback
This fascination with the 1970s is just getting out of hand. Forget bell bottoms, disco and Donald Rumsfeld. Apparently now, smog is back.
That's right. It's ain't "haze" you've been seeing lately. It's the real stuff, unhealthful, lung-searing ozone. Mmmmm, nice.
After years of declining ozone levels, which have dropped dramatically since the late 1970s, things are now reversing for the worse. L.A., for example, had its first Stage 1 smog alert late last week, the first one since 1998.
According to the L.A. Times, a number of factors are contributing to the premiere of Smog 2: Full Throttle. Blame it on the typical suspects: Continual suburban sprawl. Those big-ass SUVs on the roads. The roll-back of emissions standards, and decision by the Bush administration not to press for new, more stringent standards (thanks guys! Here's a gas mask for your next visit). Gray Davis' hair products.
Makes me thing harder about getting a Honda Civic Hybrid.
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