Air Pollution Through the 1960's
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the increase in air pollution in the United States and elsewhere through the 1960's. He notes that this increase was in large part responsible for legislation aimed at restricting t...
Air: China's Impact on Global Air Quality
China is in a period of rapid economic development. Its size, both in land mass and human population, and the fact that it uses primarily coal to fuel its industrialization, make for a current air pollution problem and the potential for enormous glo...
Global Warming: Evidence and Impact
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer discusses the evidence confirming global warming and the expected impact, which he predicts will be enormous.
Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer discusses research into the relationship between climate change and carbon dioxide, beginning with computer models in the late 1950's, through the analysis of ice cores over the subsequent thir...
Impact of Acid Rain and Climate Change on Ecosystems
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the consequences of acid rain in the lakes of southeast Canada and many states in the northeastern United States. "It leeches toxic metals, like aluminums, from the soils," Dr. Oppe...
Clean Air Act of 1970, The
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the Clean Air Act of 1970, which he says mandated a slew of controls on automobiles, smokestacks and other sources of air pollution.