After all, Socrates emphasized that, "Every action has its pleasures and its price." As the date when peak oil occurs, likely around mid-century, alternatives to this continuing dependence on fossil fuel resources will require a Manhattan Project-level investment by the public and private sectors to avoid growing air pollution and its concomitant adverse impacts on human health and climate change, and some recommendations to this end are presented below.
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Complex problems require complex solutions, and developing effective preventions to air pollution is no exception. Nevertheless, in a "follow-the-money" analysis, it is clear that the majority of the investments in administering and controlling air pollution to date have been worthwhile, but these investments have not translated into economic incentives for the poor. Even some modest reductions in the causes of air pollution over time, though, can have an enormous cumulative effect in preventing further pollution. Therefore, it is recommended that the federal government provide low-income taxpayers with the monetary incentives needed to invest in alternative energy resources such as solar-powered water heaters that such as those that are required of all citizens in Israel (Katsioloudis, Bondi and Deal 12). These initiatives should provide economic incentives for low-income taxpayers as well as minority-owned enterprises that participate in the manufacture or distribution of these products.
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It is becoming increasingly apparent that there is no magic bullet available that can prevent air pollution entirely. Rather, what is required are incremental alternatives that achieve cumulative impacts over time, something many policymakers may not understand. In the drive to achieve reductions in air pollution, simple yet cost-effective...
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