EPA Acts Favorably on Acid Rain

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C&EN reports on July 12 that the EPA is cracking down on power plant emissions of SO2 and NOx. These are gaseous emissions, which when mixed with rain form acids; so-called "acid rain". The scientific basis of acid rain is well documented and consistent with theory and physical observations. The gases are "anhydrides", which chemically react with water to form acids. The SO2 forms sulfurous acid, which is relatively weak, but as SO2 exists in the atmosphere, it is slowly further oxidized to SO3, which then forms powerful sulfuric acid when reacted with water.

The interesting aspect about this is that the EPA has embarked on a real program, rather than a "pie-in-the-sky" program of chasing the Devil CO2, which we have shown many times does not deserve consideration.

I guess that this only could've happened because Obama and his henchmen of socialistic advisors and czars, who have been promoting CO2 emission control as a method to redistribute worldwide income, were not watching. Perhaps they don't understand the realism of acid rain compared to speculative global warming.