SMOGTOWN

Californians are less concerned about smog and global warming than they used to be. Here’s the story about the poll in the Los Angeles Times.

Why some scientists now believe climate change is worse than many imagined is the focus of this Newsweek piece. “Shock” is not a word you want to hear.

Freeways and air pollution are synonymous, especially in L.A. To save the teetering roadways and remmants of our old lifestyle, authorities will now allow solo drivers into carpool lanes on two freeways for a price. Basically, we have to try gimmicks like this to slowly kill the freeway with piecemeal deterrence wrapped up in putative innovations. My two cents, anyway. L.A. Times link

Moms and the planet – an aside from our little interview last month on KCRW’s “Which Way L.A.?” Click here.

Effects of pollution on animals. Follow the turtle. Story

We appeared on KCRW’s “Which Way L.A.?” program with Warren Olney in early July, and it’s only now that we’re getting around to blogging about it. Indolence, no doubt. Though we did the show from two different states (geographical, that is), we came together in agreeing just how much good, ‘ol toxic, L.A. smog has to teach and show and warn us as we move to arrest climate change. Here’s the link for this NPR-station segment. Go to 32:40 in the show to hear us. We were originally scheduled as guests for “Which Way L.A.?” back in Jan., but a certain financial tsunami and related money questions bumped us. Well, smog (utlimately) waits for no man or, evidently, sub-prime crisis to speak.