{"id":2977,"date":"2019-08-28T15:57:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T15:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2019-08-28T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:15:07","slug":"curing-runny-noses-and-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/curing-runny-noses-and-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Curing runny noses and climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Adam McMillen<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was the third trip to our family doctor this year, well into July, a month later than the typical allergy season \u2013 and my son\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">still was hav<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a runny,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bloody nose and sore throat. Being the HVAC nerd that I am, I have electrostatic filtration and an energy recovery ventilation unit in our home. I have been monitoring air quality and feel pretty good about our indoor environment. Despite all of this, I was still questioning other issues that could live inside my home. In speaking with our doctor on this trip, she said that, 1) it sounds like your child spends a lot of time outside, and 2) we are not alone.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Extended rains and cool temperatures in the upper Midwest made this year\u2019s allergy season the longest and worst on record. While our doctor didn\u2019t use the phrase &#8220;climate change,&#8221; I came to realize that these conditions may be a new reality for my son. This was later confirmed in a recent webinar in the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aceee.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ACEEE<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0series on Health, Environment, and Energy. Among other things, the webinar reported that many doctors are starting to use the phrase &#8220;climate change&#8221; and it is hitting all so close to home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Historic messaging about climate change \u2013 typically from politicians and activists \u2013 focuses on polar bears, penguins and arctic ice. Now our doctors are telling the story of adverse effects on human health. The Medical Society Consortium\u2019s recently published document,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/medical_alert.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Medical Alert! Climate Change is Harming our Health,&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tells the story for all people, no matter where we live. Extreme heat and rain events, wild-fire air pollution, increasing tick populations, food contamination, and other effects of climate change affect our mental and physical health in many ways.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As for my son\u2019s allergies, I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0gave him stuff to squirt up his nose and our doctor suggested a couple pills to take \u2013 quite a cocktail that I reluctantly followed because he needed relief and I refused to make him stay inside. But I don\u2019t want to be reactive; I want to stop it at the source. I also know there are more environmental issues to protect beyond one child\u2019s runn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nose.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, what can we, as engineers, do for society? As outlined in ACEEE webinar, the solution is the same one we have been discussing for 40 years: energy efficiency and clean energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Energy efficiency is about more than simple payback and higher lease rates, however, and more than being one of the fastest growing job sectors of our economy. Each measure we implement to reduce carbon, every building that uses its equipment just a little more efficiently, every energy analysis we proactively conduct to save time, energy, and money \u2013 every one of these actions will make the climate a little bit better in the future.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is the part of the fix that is right within our reach. Not only does it help\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0family, each single act will simultaneously help\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">every<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0family on the planet. 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