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FILENAME:	3574_1446_1368
TOPIC#:		302
DATE:		911217
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qy^g          A.1 utt1:  [ Up, + up ] there, [ maybe, + maybe ] you guys don't have as, {F uh, } big a problem with air pollution as many, do you? /  

sd          B.2 utt1:  [ [ We, + we,  ] + we ] have a terrible air pollution problem. /  

bh          A.3 utt1:  Do you really? /  

sd          B.4 utt1:  Our summers are extremely, {F uh, } hazardous -- /  

b          A.5 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  --  {C and } during, {F uh, } certain wind directions because we get the, {F uh, } Gary, Indiana --   

b          A.7 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.8 utt1:  -- Chicago pollution -- /  

b          A.9 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.10 utt1:  -- {C and } we can look out on the lake and just see the brown haze, {F uh } --   

ba          A.11 utt1:  That's horrible. /  

+          B.12 utt1:  -- coming up along the lake. /  

b          A.13 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.14 utt1:  {C And } they do post, {F uh, } {F uh, } warnings for people who have, {F uh, } heart diseases or respiratory problems --   

b          A.15 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.16 utt1:  -- during that summer season.  /
sd          B.16 utt2: In the winter it's not as severe. /  

b          A.17 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          B.18 utt1:  {C But, } {F uh, } if the wind comes basically from the south it can be really bad. /  

b          A.19 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.20 utt1:  {F Uh, } the State of Wisconsin, as a matter of fact, {F uh, } started some litigation against Illinois because of the air pollution we were getting. /  

b          A.21 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.22 utt1:  {F Uh, } I don't think it's going to go very far,  /
sv          B.22 utt2: {C but } [ it, + it  ] was, {F uh, } a way of, {F uh, } triggering, {F uh, } awareness. /  

aa          A.23 utt1:  Right,  /
aa^r          A.23 utt2: right. /  

qw          B.24 utt1:  {C So } what's the conditions like in Dallas? /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  {D Well, } {F uh, } in Dallas, [ I, + I  ] haven't seen air pollution [ quite on a, + quite on a  ] level that we had in Denver.  /
sd          A.25 utt2:  I grew up in Denver,  /
sd          A.25 utt3: [ {C and, } + {C and }  ] I've lived there most of my life,  /
sd          A.25 utt4: {C and } we used to have [ those, + {F uh, } {D you know, } the  ] posted warning days.  /
sd          A.25 utt5:  {F Uh, } however, in Colorado now, they have the emissions control law, which has really cut down, - /
sd          A.25 utt6: probably only once every couple of years do we ever have pollution so bad that they have to [ po-, + post  ] warnings now, {D you know, } as far as health concerns. /  

b          B.26 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  {F Uh, } due to [ that emi-, + [ the, + the  ] emissions,  ]  {F uh, } <throat_clearing> {F uh, } control on the vehicles, seems that [ all of our, + all of our,  ] {F uh, } smog was caused by vehicles rather than industry. /  

sd          B.28 utt1:  Wisconsin has [ a, + a ] law in which we need to take our cars in every year when we apply for a new license tag --    

b          A.29 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.30 utt1:  -- and they are tested for, {F uh, } their pollution control equipment,  /
sd          B.30 utt2: {C and } if they don't qualify then they have to take it to a mechanic and have it gone over and then verify that [ it, + it ] is drivable. /  

b          A.31 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

sd          B.32 utt1:  {C So, } [ they've, + they've ] tried to do a lot of that -- /  

b          A.33 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          B.34 utt1:  -- {C and } I thi-, - /
sd          B.34 utt2: {D you know, } there seem to be, at least in certain little pockets, - /
sd          B.34 utt3: {C and } we were talking earlier about Madison -- /  

b          A.35 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.36 utt1:  -- Madison has one of the nicest, {F uh, } bike, {F uh, } road, {F uh, } sharing programs [ of, + of  ] any city in Wisconsin -- /  

b          A.37 utt1:  {F Oh, } really. /  

sd          B.38 utt1:  -- {C and } all Wisconsin has probably the most extensive number of, {F uh, } bike trails for recreational use --   

b          A.39 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.40 utt1:  -- of any of the states. /  

b          A.41 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.42 utt1:  {C And } there is [ a, + a  ] real promotion [ of, + of  ] biking -- /  

b          A.43 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.44 utt1:  -- {C but, } {F um, } there are still a lot of people who insist [ on, + on  ] driving their own automobiles --   

b          A.45 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.46 utt1:  -- {F uh, } to go everywhere.  /
sv          B.46 utt2: I find that a little irritating, because --   

b          A.47 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.48 utt1:  -- I don't think it's always so necessary. /  

aa          A.49 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa^r          A.49 utt2: yeah,  /
%          A.49 utt3: [ it, + it ] becomes, {F uh, } - /
sv          A.49 utt4: maybe to you and I who have grown up [ in some + in, {F uh, }  {F uh, } some  ]   more beautiful parts of the country, {F uh, } I think  [ that, + that,  ] {F uh, } we become a little more aware, {F uh, } rather quickly [ of, + of ] what's happening with air pollution and [ how, + {F uh, } how  ] horrible it really is.  /
sd(^q)          A.49 utt5:  {F Um, } [ I, + I  ] notice people [ in, + in  ] Dallas seem to say, {D Well, } sure, there's air pollution, but, {D you know, } really, [ how bad is, + how bad   could ] this problem really be. /  

ad          B.50 utt1:  [ Send, + send  ] them to Wisconsin, /  

x          A.51 utt1:  <Laughter>.  

co          B.52 utt1:  {C and } we'll let them try to drink out of some of the lakes --    

b          A.53 utt1:  {F Oh } really <laughter>. /  

+          B.54 utt1:  -- and try to fish in some of the lakes that have been suffering from, {F uh, } the, {F uh, } acid rain -- /  

b          A.55 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.56 utt1:  -- {C and } --   

%          A.57 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.58 utt1:  -- [ [ they'll, + they'll,  ] + they   may ] wake up, {D you know, }  /
qh          B.58 utt2: how'd you like to own a piece of property where your lake is going sour --    

b          A.59 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.60 utt1:  -- because of acid rain. /  

b          A.61 utt1:  Right. /  

sv          B.62 utt1:  It's, {F uh, } really a serious issue for those of us up in this, {F uh, } sector [ up, +  up ] here. /  

qy          A.63 utt1:  [ Do you find that, + {F um, } [ {E or, } + {E or } ] do you hypothesize [ that, + that ] ] most of the, {F uh, } smog [ or, + or  ] air pollution comes from vehicles  /
qr          A.63 utt2: {C or } does it come mostly from industry up there? /  

sv          B.64 utt1:  I think it's mostly vehicles --    

b          A.65 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.66 utt1:  -- although <throat_clearing> it does come from some of the industry [ of, + of  ] the Gary area -- /  

b          A.67 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd@          B.68 utt1:  -- {C and, } {F uh, } I don't know exactly where it emerges from when [ it, + it's  ] up in the, {F uh, } northern sectors of Wisconsin -- /  *[[slash error with b.70: one utt]]

b          A.69 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          B.70 utt1:  -- that causes the acid rain.  /
sd          B.70 utt2:   That I'm a little uncertain of,  /
sv          B.70 utt3: {C but } --   

b          A.71 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.72 utt1:  -- I do know that, {F uh, } it is a problem. /  

b          A.73 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sd          A.73 utt2:  I had talked with my parents.  /
sd          A.73 utt3: [ [ I, +  I  grew up, ] +  {F uh, } I was born ] in, {F uh, } Muncie, Indiana, [ and, + and  ] grew up a little bit in Terre Haute,  /
sd          A.73 utt4: {C and } I had asked them before, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.73 utt5: I went back to visit recently, about a year ago,  /
sd          A.73 utt6: {C and } I asked them,  /
sd(^q)          A.73 utt7: I said, did you ever realize the air pollution that was, -/ 
