Letter: Some of the cleanest air found in ND
June 29, 2009 by Staff
Filed under Letters to the Editor
From: Harlan Dobratz
New Germany
The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” annual report for 2009 released on April 29, gave seven North Dakota counties an “A” grade for lack of ozone, also known as smog, and four counties “A” grades for lack of particulates, also known as soot.
The counties, were the following, chosen because of major population centers or proximity to national parks and grasslands: Billings, Burke, Burleigh, Cass, Dunn, McKengie, Mercer, and Oliver. The last two counties are home to five of the state’s seven power plants and the nations only lignite-to-natural gas-synfuels plant.
North Dakotans breathe some of the cleanest air in the US, in part because of emissions control technologies at the state’s seven coal-based power plants. Keep this in mind when the “Green People” tell you only wind and solar energy are clean.
By the way, I am not a power company employee. I’m just a retired farmer who wants a economical and dependable source for my electricity.
