Enough About Climate Change. Air Pollution Is Killing Us Now. The best reason to stop burning fossil fuels is that air pollution is a threat to our health. Author: BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)