Word: smog
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Andy Lipkis, 34, a bearded, boyish, homespun half saint, knows something about delivering dreams. His life is a demonstration in respectable alchemy, creating gold from nothing. Inspired by the belief that planting trees can reduce smog, protect the ozone layer, feed hungry people and, when all is said and done and planted, save the planet, Lipkis has become a global Johnny Appleseed. The organization he founded 15 years ago, TreePeople, is directly or indirectly responsible for planting more than 170 million trees around the world. At the center of TreePeople's mission is the belief that people can save themselves...
Lipkis' revelation came 18 years ago at summer camp, where he planted his first smog-resistant trees. "It was backbreaking work that required all of our creativity," he recalls. "For me, it was a life-altering experience." Lipkis went on to study ecology and search for ways to encourage more people to plant more trees. "I started a long process of trying and failing," he remembers, as he sought to enlist public and private support for his cause. "Being able to fail is a key to the volunteer process," he adds now. "In their jobs, people aren't allowed...
DENVER NOW has the dubious distinction of having the worst air pollution problem in the country. This is not to say that other American cities are far behind. How Denver deals with its smog problem should therefore be of interest to other cities, since they too will soon find it impossible to continue to neglect their growing pollution problems...
...federal government has already implemented or proposed initiatives to reduce smog in American cities, going back as far as the Clean Air Act 17 years ago. In the mid-1970s, catalytic converters on automobiles became mandatory. The Environmental Protection Agency has further advocated the use of methanol-based gasoline consumption and vapor recovery systems on cars and filling station pumps...
...still some question as to just how "new" the cars must be, and just what make and model a car must be in order to avoid potential damage to its engine or carburetor from the new type of fuel. The program is scheduled only for the winter, when smog levels are highest, but its costs may extend far beyond if modifications and repairs become necessary...