Have you wondered what is causing milkweed leaves in your garden to look diseased? The discoloration on the milkweed in the photo looks like a disease, but is actually caused by ground level ozone (GLO). GLO is a combination of pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, chemical plants, and refineries.
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Air Pollution in Media, PA
Over a 21 day period last month, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels were poor for 15 days, fair for 4 days, and unhealthy for 1 day. There were no days when NO2 was rated good or excellent.
Ground Level Ozone: The Silent Health Threat
Have you noticed that air quality alert days are increasing in our area? We need to take these alerts seriously. The alerts include ground level ozone, particulate matter (2.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers), carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and wildfire smoke. All these pollutants are harmful to our health, but I will focus on ozone in this blog.
Rights of Nature: A Global Movement
Rights of Nature Law allows rivers, mountains, and ecosystems to have legal rights. The law addresses our dysfunctional economic system and the legal, social and political frameworks that are destroying people and planet. This movement changes our worldview from Nature as property to be owned to the right of Nature to be protected.
Let’s Reconnect to Nature
We have forgotten how vitally important nature is to us. The siren call of consumerism and information technology are two of the reasons nature is no longer valued.
Why We Need A Rights of Nature Law
The Rights of Nature law is an international movement that is gaining momentum. Many people are now realizing nature needs to be protected, because our lives depend on clean air, clean water, unpolluted land, and all the living things that make up the web of life.