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How Pollution could be different



Mercury, PCBs, antibiotics, dioxins, pesticides, other contaminants in seafood could not be there / be reduced

Nonstick pans could be harmful / polluting

Hormones, antidepressants, steroids, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals etc. could be removed from drinking water

Sugarcane burning could end in Florida

Crypto could lead to pollution, tax evasion, money laundering, and scams

A global carbon price / tax could be the solution to global warming

Algae could become biofertilizer, bioplastic, pollution control (sewage and fertilizers), food / vitamins, fuel, fish and mushroom feed, and dyes/stabilizers

Leaky septic tanks and fertilizer runoff could be prevented to provide seagrass to manatees

Solving indoor air pollution could prevent around 4 million deaths a year

Animal manure could be disposed of / reused in an environmentally-safe way

Urine / human waste could be used as large scale fertilizers

Polluting chemical industries could be regulated and not placed in "sacrifice zones"

Bauxite (aluminum) mining could lead to environmental / agricultural / health problems

Industrial effluent could be regulated for release and made into a profitable business to prevent pollution

The Japanese government could be open / effective in dealing with the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Nontoxic, bioremediation methods could be regulated for use in oil spills

Royalties to landowners / development levies to communities could be paid by foreign direct investment projects in developing countries

Oil and gas fracking could release chemicals harmful to health

Toxic waste could be recycled rather than shipped to developing countries

Ecuadorians / other countries could receive compensation from Chevron/oil companies for oil spills and dumped toxic waste

Plastic and electronic waste disposal in developing countries could create health and environmental issues

Face masks could protect against sickness / pollution

Subway / metro air quality could be improved

Phosphorous could be collected and used differently

Shower / tap water could be filtered to not contribute to eczema and other skin conditions

Plants could send emails

The oil and gas industry could not abandon polluting, decaying wells

Fertilizer and sewage runoff could be prevented to not cause ocean dead zones

Fashion could be environmentally sustainable, fair trade, and long lasting

Ozone, UV light, and carbon could treat water instead of chlorine

Building materials could clean the air and better heat homes

The air could be spared

Waste could become energy

Companies going bankrupt could pay ahead for environmental cleanup costs

Pavement could be permeable

Drones could replace fireworks

Children / slaves could not mine for mica, cobalt, gold, salt, talc, gems, and other metal/minerals

Zigzag brick kilns could reduce air pollution in South Asia

Certain candles could be unhealthy

Urban gondolas, trams, and/or funiculars could be part of public transportation

School buses could be retrofitted or become zero-emission vehicles

Oysters / oyster shells could restore reefs along coastlines / prevent storm surges

More trees could be planted

Massive vacuum / pneumatic tubes could provide high speed transportation

Mobile smog checks could detect high polluting vehicles

Roofs could be green and have vegetation

Paper could be produced with environmentally friendly bleach, be chlorine-free, and use recycled waste paper