Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

I'm not going to get in a pissing contest, but...

> You should get YOUR facts straight.  Weather systems in the US move 
> from southwest to northeast.    Vermont receives substantial air 
> pollution from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, etc.  In fact 
> on January 8 2002 Attorney General Sorrel of Vermont sued the EPA for 
> threatening to weaken rules that would have reduced efforts to curb 
> SO2 and NOx pollution from those states.

NO! The jet stream basically moves from the Pacific northwest across the northern US into the northeast. Yes, it can dip down, on occasion, but I don't believe it ever gets as far down as Texas. In the springtime, VT can get a good Nor'easter which, of course, pretty much follows the eastern seaboard, generally, picking up quite a bit of moisture on its way; ergo, our heavy snowfalls in late March and April. Vt probably does receive air pollution from a few of the states mentioned, and I won't dispute your SO2, etc, facts, but VT is not known for air pollution.
 
> Also, in 1997 Vermont was one of 8 states, all in the northeast, 
> which petitioned the EPA to create stricter rules against low 
> altitude transport of ozone.  Smog, mostly from NY is a big problem 
> in parts of VT, and unlike bbenzene pollution, which is high only in 
> a few urban pockets in Vt, ozone is high everywhere, indicating an 
> out-of-state origin.

Again, not. VT has no smog. Perhaps it might be measurable in the air, but certainly not seen by the naked eye. If you're saying VT has air pollution because any amount of emitted gas can be measured, then, I agree. Where in the US would this not be the case? VT really doesn't have urban pockets. The largest city is Burlington who's population swells to about 30,000 during the school term.

I will not post any further on this subject.

Alan Huntley