Rick Perry reduced Nitrous Oxide levels in Texas?????? What?

[napkinz]

Huh?

[cali]

1. yep, that's what idiot hair said.

[lonestarnot]

2. OMG! Seriously said that? Fucking A. This country gets scarier by the fucking day!

[napkinz]

4. So levels were higher under Dubya?

hmmmm ....

:silly:

[blogslut]

3. Here's a tip

Assume everything the mans says is a bold-faced lie and work from there.

[ellenfl]

5. why did he do that if he doesn't believe we are poisoning our

environment? i wished john or brian had followed up on that . . . even if it was a bald-faced lie.

ellen fl

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. He asked his staff: "Why is everyone laughing at me?" And they said...

"Umm... Nitrous Oxide levels have gotten too high, sir!"
"Well then we must lower them!"
"Yes, sir! At once, sir!"

[rainbow4321]

7. Polifact: Perry's "half truth" about NOx

http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/jun/16/rick-perry/perry-state-has-cut-ozone-22-nitrogen-oxide-emissi/


So how does Perry's statement hold up?

The governor accurately cites recent improvements in the state's ozone levels. As for the NOx emissions contributing to ozone levels, his statistic refers to only one source -- industrial -- which he did not note. Nearly three-quarters comes from other sources.

Whether the state gets the credit for those improvements is another issue. Even if TCEQ is responsible for the drop in industrial NOx emissions, federal efforts -- namely vehicle emission regulations -- also have helped lower ozone levels. Significantly, the state's ozone-related programs exist to help Texas comply with federal expectations.

We rate Perry's statement as Half True.

[RoccoR5955]

8. Nitrous Oxide? Are you kidding?

That's laughing gas. No wonder Texans have been miserable since he has been in charge!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. Damn, I could sure use some to improve my disposition.

[pinboy3niner]

16. It should be handed out before GOP debates :)

[TK421]

10. Fuck the fires! EVERYONE, QUICK!! gather up all that nitrous from those Floyd concerts

you have lying around in your basement and send them ASAP@@!@!!@#@!

[GReedDiamond]

11. Yeah, he inhaled most of it himself...nt

[tawadi]

12. What about Benzene?

Nothing about those levels. Obvious reasons.

[Suich]

13. Wiki has this on nitrous:

"As a result, it is the main naturally occurring regulator of stratospheric ozone. It is also a major greenhouse gas and air pollutant. Considered over a 100 year period, it has 298 times more impact 'per unit weight' (Global warming potential) than carbon dioxide.<2>"

I had no idea...

[Bozita]

14. I'm betting those levels were a lot higher on election day

[kenny blankenship]

15. I didn't hear it, but I expect he was talking about this

http://www.epa.gov/nitrousoxide/sources.html

Nitrous Oxide

You are here: EPA Home
Climate Change
Nitrous Oxide
Sources and Emissions

Sources and Emissions
Photo collage of selected nitrous oxide emission sources: agriculture, stationary combustion, and mobile sources.

Where Does Nitrous Oxide Come From?
Human-Related Sources in the United States
Natural Sources - Global Emissions

Where Does Nitrous Oxide Come From?

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is produced by both natural and human-related sources. Primary human-related sources of N2O are agricultural soil management, animal manure management, sewage treatment, mobile and stationary combustion of fossil fuel, adipic acid production, and nitric acid production. Nitrous oxide is also produced naturally from a wide variety of biological sources in soil and water, particularly microbial action in wet tropical forests.

Nitrous oxide emission levels from a source can vary significantly from one country or region to another, depending on many factors such as industrial and agricultural production characteristics, combustion technologies, waste management practices, and climate. For example, heavy utilization of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in crop production typically results in significantly more N2O emissions from agricultural soils than that occurring from less intensive, low-tillage techniques. Also, the presence or absence of control devices on combustion sources, such as catalytic converters on automobiles, can have a significant affect on the level of N2O emissions from these types of sources.

Emission inventories are prepared to determine the contribution of emissions from different sources. The following sections present information from inventories of U.S. human-related and natural sources of N2O globally. For more information on international emission of N2O from human-related sources, visit the International Analysis section of this site.

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Human-Related Sources in the United States

Table 1 shows the level of emissions from individual sources for the years 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 to 2008.

Table 1 U.S. Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Source (TgCO2 Equivalents)
Source Category 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008
Agricultural Soil Management 203.5 205.9 210.1 215.8 211.2 211.0 215.9
Mobile Combustion 43.9 54.0 53.2 36.9 33.6 30.3 26.1
Nitric Acid Production 18.9 21.0 20.7 17.6 17.2 20.5 19.0
Manure Management 14.4 15.5 16.7 16.6 17.3 17.3 17.1
Stationary Combustion 12.8 13.3 14.5 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.2
Adipic Acid Production 15.8 17.6 5.5 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.0
Wastewater Treatment 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9
N2O from Product Uses 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
Forest Land Remaining Forest Land 2.7 3.7 12.1 8.4 18.0 16.7 10.1
Composting 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8
Settlements Remaining Settlements 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6
Field Burning of Agricultural Residues 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Incineration of Waste 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Wetlands Remaining Wetlands + + + + + + +
International Bunker Fuels 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2
Total for U.S. 322.3 342.5 345.5 328.3 329.5 327.7 318.2

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Scanning that page from EPA, it would appear N20 is a concern associated with factory farming (industrial quantities of animal poops) and with car emissions.

[FarLeftFist]

17. Except for the fires.

[saras]

18. Environment? I thought he was against dentists providing drugs to their patients

[napkinz]

19. welcome to the TEATH party

nt