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Potent greenhouse gases have no place in our air conditioning units
2015-11-02 16:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Our planets fragile ozone layer is on a path toward full restoration by about 2050. But theres a hitch: the success has hinged largely on replacing ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs) chemicals we now know are highly damaging to the environment. It is time to reduce these pollutants. Air conditioning, refrigeration, and insulation often contain factory-made HFCs. They are greenhouse gases that can be hundreds or thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide in damaging...
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