Steve Frisch writing in the comments at Jeff P’s blog.
Mr. Frisch has decided he cannot debate his KVMR Commentary here, the crowd is too rough, or maybe it is the pointed questions that are too hard to answer. Let’s start with this statement:First, many greenhouse gases besides CO2 effect asthma, as the studies posted clearly show. It is not just black carbon. There is a clear link with ozone. Ozone is one of the most prevalent pollutants in our local environment.
Second, the gases that cause global warming are the gases that either cause or exacerbate asthma, thus reducing one reduces the other.
Ozone is one of the most prevalent pollutants in our local environment.
Really, the only time it is a problem is in the summer time and the ozone blows in from the bay area and the valley. The other problem is that the CARB modeling of ozone levels is flawed, they have been unable to replicate the real world. See his post at Rebane Ruminations Ozone-Politics, and the link at the bottom of the post to a more detailed study of the issue in the SESF Data Bank.
Now let’s look at this statement:Second, the gases that cause global warming are the gases that either cause or exacerbate asthma, thus reducing one reduces the other.
The Sierra Business Council has been a major promoter of weather-tight houses to save energy. The EPA admits that these weather-tight homes are to blame for rising asthma incidents among children. Weather-tight homes result have increased in indoor air-related health problems as people inhale higher levels of airborne pollutants.
Even EPA concludes that "the air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities," and that "for many people, the risks to health may be greater due to exposure to air pollution indoors than outdoors."2 As far back as 1988, the agency recognized that "the current trend toward sealing off homes to conserve energy may have serious health consequences."3
While the reason or reasons for the asthma increase are still not known, many researchers believe that the deterioration of indoor air quality is a contributor. A New England Journal of Medicine editorial suggested "decreased ventilation after the energy crisis in the United States in the 1970s as a cause of increased exposure to the indoor contaminants known to trigger and exacerbate asthma attacks."4
More details here. Now, is it CO2 that is causing more asthma, or is it the weather-tight homes being promoted by the SBC. According to the EPA it is the weather-tight houses.
Exit Question: Will reducing CO2 reduce asthma? How? Frisch provides no credible evidence!
