Wednesday is a Spare the Air day

Wednesday is another is a Spare the Air Day.

The declaration is due heavy levels of smog, caused by ground-level ozone, which is fairly common during super hot days. This factor will lead to poor air quality tomorrow (and possibly future days this week).

Folks who are particularly sensitive to unhealthy air should limit their times outdoors. For those who are up in arms against leaf blowers – we suggest you stay indoors (seriously – these days are particularly bad for folks sensitive to polluted air).

Things you can do to help Spare the Air include:

• Take public transit
• Walk or ride your bike for your commute
• If you do have to drive, link your trips to avoid multiple car rides
• Don’t idle in your car – if you’re picking up the kids from swim practice, grabbing food at a drive-thru, etc., turn off your car. You should do this every day – it cuts back on pollution.

Other things you can do:

• Use non-toxic, non-aerosol cleaning and beauty products to improve indoor air quality
• Cut back on electricity use
• Buy local!!

Find more tips at sparetheair.org.