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Then we have the Obama EPA’s new rules, which amount to a war on fossil fuel. The president pushes for climate-change regulations instead of a massive build-out of energy infrastructure, including pipelines, liquid-natural-gas terminals, and new refineries.

Want more manufacturing? The energy business, and the potential for North American energy independence, is the key. Hillary Clinton, and her promise to end oil and gas fracking, will pull us further in the wrong direction.

Kudlow & Moore: Blame Collapse in Business Investment for Dismal Growth

Yes, we really shouldn't worry about climate change, or the dangers of fine particle pollution..

Two types of air pollution dominate in the U.S.: ozone and particle pollution.1 These two pollutants threaten the health and the lives of millions of Americans. Thanks to the Clean Air Act, the U.S. has far less of both pollutants now than in the past. Still, more than 166 million people live in counties where monitors show unhealthy levels of one or both—meaning the air a family breathes could shorten life or cause lung cancer.

Health Effects of Ozone and Particle Pollution | American Lung Association

So thanks to regulation fine particle pollution is down, but hey, we should deregulate everything as that's a job killer, right? Before we get to that, you should realize what a killer fine particle pollution really is:

Another long-term study of six U.S. cities tracked from 1974 to 2009 added more evidence of the benefits. Their findings suggest that cleaning up particle pollution had almost immediate health benefits. They estimated that the U.S. could prevent approximately 34,000 premature deaths a year if the nation could lower annual levels of particle pollution by 1 µg/m3.12

Particle Pollution | American Lung Association

A reduction of 1ug/m3 is next to nothing, by the way, there are cities with over 100 (and indeed over 200Ug/m3), and these are averages..

Fine particulate matter is associated with a broad spectrum of acute and chronic illness, such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases. Worldwide, it is estimated to cause about 16% of lung cancer deaths, 11% of COPD deaths, and more than 20% of ischaemic heart disease and stroke. Particulate matter pollution is an environmental health problem that affects people worldwide, but low- and middle-income countries disproportionately experience this burden.

WHO | Ambient air pollution

According to the UN, there are now 3.3 million premature deaths every year from air pollution, about three-quarters of which are from strokes and heart attacks. With nearly 1.4 million deaths a year, China has the most air pollution fatalities, followed by India with 645,000 and Pakistan with 110,000.

Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution | Environment | The Guardian

But it's not just a problem for the likes of India and China:

A new report from the EU’s European Environment Agency (EEA) says pollution is now also the single largest environmental health risk in Europe, responsible for more than 430,000 premature deaths. “It shortens people’s lifespan and contributes to serious illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer. It also has considerable economic impacts, increasing medical costs and reducing productivity,” said the EEA director Hans Bruyninckx.

Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution | Environment | The Guardian

The latest scientific research, published in the journal Nature, suggests that air pollution now kills more people a year than malaria and HIV combined, and in many countries accounts for roughly 10 times more deaths than road accidents.

Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution | Environment | The Guardian