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Obama Announces Coolant Phase-Out to Help in Global-Warming Fight
2014-09-16 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsmax: President Barack Obama, whose administration is moving quickly to enhance his environmental legacy, wants a quicker phase-out of the popular coolant chemicals used in homes and offices amid concerns they are hastening global warming, the Washington Post reports. The administration is seeking voluntary commitments from chemical manufacturers and retailers as it seeks to draw down the use of R-134a chemicals, known more widely as hydroflurocarbons (HFC), which have replaced ozone-damaging coolant...
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