Trees and volcanoes cause smog! (More myths from the "Wise Use" movement). (anti-environmental movement)

From: The Humanist | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Callahan, Tim | Copyright information

Wise Use movement spokesperson Dixy Lee Ray stated in 1993 that the interaction between sunlight and plant hydrocarbons created ozone. Forests would be more polluted than cities if trees caused air pollution. Ray had previously claimed that ozones created by human activity were dangerous.

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