An independent Life Cycle analysis revealed that the pouches take less energy and fewer materials to make and
produce less air pollution than glass, tetra pak or PET plastic bottles.
We'd all be saving money at the pump, we'd be
producing less air pollution and greenhouse gas, Detroit would be in a stronger competitive position and the «Big Three» may not have lost so many more jobs.
On top of that, natural gas
produces less air pollution than coal, and you aren't left with millions of tons of coal fly ash (which contains mercury, among other things).
Not exact matches
The tower, which was completed last year, is said to
produce about 10 million cubic meters (353 million cubic feet) of clean
air per day, with an average reduction in PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 microns or
less in width) of 15 % in local
air during periods of heavy
pollution.
In the short term gas - fired power stations could be used to «fill the gaps» when renewable energy was not available (gas has about half the greenhouse emissions of coal, and
produces far
less other
air pollution); in the longer term Australia could change to 100 % renewables - generated electricity.
Paper made from recycled fibers instead of virgin fibers conserves loads of trees, energy and water, and it prevents
air pollution because it requires
less energy to
produce.