Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused

By: Randi Pokladnik

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 1,562

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago


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Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish physics professor, is best known for his development of the pH scale for acids and bases. He was also interested in heat-absorbing gases in the atmosphere.

He gave a lecture in early 1895 in which he “linked climatic change to long-term variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, CO2.”

He deduced that carbon dioxide emissions from combustion of fossil fuels would have an impact on warming of the Earth’s …

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