In The Air (Tampa Bay)

Four years ago with a mini grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, I produced a program about air pollution in the Tampa Bay area, In The Air.  The same pollutants that degrade the quality of Tampa Bay and jeopardize public health happen to be carbon emissions that also create climate change.  In 2009, it seemed almost certain that legislation would soon be in place to address greenhouse gasses.  Not only would we be addressing the global climate change threat, but also we would see positive changes to our air quality, public health and the quality of the local environment. 

National legislation on global warming has gone nowhere. Climate change deniers have many seats in the US Senate and House of Representatives. Cap-and-trade legislation failed to pass Congress, and further legislative efforts have stalled.  The US Environmental Protection Agency has begun regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act under legal challenges.

I present a short version of In The Air.