Under the motto "Air: We All Breathe the Same Future!", the campaign also aims to bring citizens closer to knowledge about the quality of the air they breathe daily.
The Santarém City Council says that the initiative, promoted by the Circular Economy, Environment and Agriculture Division, aims to raise public awareness about "the importance of cleaner air and encourage the adoption of behaviours that contribute to improving the quality of life."
According to the city hall, in the Santarém region, air quality is mainly influenced by "the presence of tropospheric ozone and suspended particles," whose levels can increase due to factors such as vehicle traffic and periods of higher temperatures.
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Given the growing popularity of AI noted in another article in this edition, and Portugal's dedication to a clean environoment, I do hope the political leaders get ahead of the proliferation of AI before it gets ahead of us. People in the US are having to recall their City Councils and other government officials who aren't heading the call to restrict data centers without which there is no AI. Data centers use insane amounts of water to cool their systems, create 24 hours a day noise, use up farm land, have virtually no employees once they're built, thus offer no benefits to the community unless they are heavily taxed. Portugal needs to see what other countries are doing to pass laws restricting AI before it's too late. A recent employee of one who upon quitting declared AI would have the ability to wipe out civilization by the year 2030. Another employee backed him up. Both were in positions to know what's going on in the relatively unchecked enviroment that seems to be a race between AI companies toward our complete destruction.
By Dotty from Algarve on 13 Sep 2026, 10:46