Compare and Contrast

This is the article the Dallas Morning News printed today on 2011 ozone levels. You should read it.

Then, if you haven’t already, you should read the post directly below this one.

Now, decide if the DMN wrote their piece specifically to try to rebut our post, or is it independently that shallow in how it looks at the data from this year?

No mention of the one or two air plans that have been implemented between the first part of last decade and now. Or the big difference in pre-2007 numbers vs after-2007 numbers.

No mention of the flat line that has been our ozone levels in DFW since around 2007, or the roll back this year’s numbers represents. Or mention that air pollution from new gas sources over the last five years is actually making planned progress impossible.

No mention of the fact that this year’s Design Value is the highest since 2009, and we have more monitors out of compliance than at anytime since 2007.

No mention of what part, if any, the economic slowdown is responsible for the difference between the early oughts and now.

No mention of the phenomena of excessive heat actually leading to less ozone because of the lack of atmospheric mix, something discussed in our comments section.

No mention of the fact that the proposed TCEQ do-over air plan aimed at the old 85 ppb standard is already obsolete itself because of the severity of this summer’s ozone numbers.

This summer is not following the script the TCEQ had already written in their air plan, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the News

They’ve got their rose-colored glasses on.