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In article <1593@dosbears>, mikel@dosbears.UUCP (Mike Lipsie) writes:

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> By my standard, the air has been getting gradually cleaner.
> 
> Now WHY it has been getting cleaner is a different question.  Cars
> have been getting cleaner but there are more miles driven.  Almost
> all polluting industry has moved out of the Bay Area or has cleaned
> up their act A LOT (I am thinking of Kaiser Cement).

One thing that may have affected CO levels was the mandated 
use of oxygenated fuels this winter.  These fuels also raised the
price of gasoline.

> And remember, due to wind patterns, San Francisco will be crystal
> clear long before Gilroy.  Be careful where your measurements
> are taken.

That's a good point.  The Bay Area has a number of oil refineries, but since
they are in North Bay (Richmond, Martinez), a lot of their pollution most likely
blows out of the Bay Area into the Central Valley.  I have read that Sacramento
has a pretty bad smog problem.  They may be getting some of our smog.

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