The Archivist
2 January 2024 · 03:03 UTC

NY, 1894. Horses were depositing nearly 1.5 million kg of manure on the roads every day, and 40,000 litres of…

NY, 1894. Horses were depositing nearly 1.5 million kg of manure on the roads every day, and 40,000 litres of urine. Pollution was a great driver (ha) of the shift to motorised vehicles. ICE pollution is vastly greater. We'll look back and wonder why we tolerated it for so long. https://t.co/mywTcXDi1w

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