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EPA Rule: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Determination of Significant New Alternatives
Summary This determination of acceptability expands the list of acceptable substitutes pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. This action lists as acceptable additional substitutes for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector and the cleaning solvents sector. The List of EPA’s New Acceptable Substitutes, which are […]
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The Fear Of Bhangar: A Case Against Power Grid And High Voltage Transmission Line
People of the villages Khamarait, Machhi Bhanga, Tona, Gazipur etc. of Polerhat 2 Panchayet in Bhangar Assembly Constituency are very agitated. According to them, they are facing desperate situation due to the Government decision to set-up a Power Grid (440/220 KV) in that area. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (a Govt. of India […]
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Honeywell signs R1234yf deal in China
Note from FAN: “… In a statement following a test at Mercedes’ HQ in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Walter Pütz, director of vehicle certification and regulatory affairs at Mercedes-Benz Cars said: “the whole vehicle can catch fire and the burning refrigerant [R1234yf] generates acutely poisonous hydrogen fluoride which poses a severe danger to both passengers and […]
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Company ordered to pay £21,000 for releasing harmful greenhouse gas [sulphur hexafluoride] at port
A COMPANY which released a harmful greenhouse gas into the air while working at a south Essex port has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 by a court. Schneider Electric had been installing equipment at the DP World London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, when it released sulphur hexafluoride, known as SF6, and failed to […]
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Honeywell licences R1234yf production in India
Note from FAN: “… In a statement following a test at Mercedes’ HQ in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Walter Pütz, director of vehicle certification and regulatory affairs at Mercedes-Benz Cars said: “the whole vehicle can catch fire and the burning refrigerant [R1234yf] generates acutely poisonous hydrogen fluoride which poses a severe danger to both passengers and […]
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Mercedes takes aim at ‘toxic’ R1234yf air conditioning coolant
One gram of hydrogen fluoride gas “can kill” MERCEDES will fit fire prevention systems under the bonnet of its cars in response to a new European regulation that it claims could endanger drivers’ lives. From January 1, 2017, all new cars sold in the EU must use eco-friendly coolant in their air-conditioning systems. But Mercedes says […]
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Carbon trading fails to reduce emissions, harms climate, study says
Because of bogus carbon offsets, European scheme to let polluters buy credits resulted in more harms to the environment A United Nations-backed carbon-trading scheme in Europe, originally meant to combat global warming, has instead resulted in the release of more than half a billion additional tons of greenhouse gases, according to a new report. The Stockholm […]
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How 1970s deodorant is still doing harm
Fluorine is an evil gas. And it is also used to manufacture a string of other artificial gases, some of which nearly left mankind exposed to burning ultraviolet light – and are even now warming the planet. “Fluorine is the tyrannosaurus rex of the periodic table,” says chemistry professor Andrea Sella. “It will react spontaneously […]
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Germany emits more of most potent greenhouse gas in 2014 – CORRECTED
Molecular formula of sulfur hexaFLUORIDE _________________________________________________________ (Corrections made on June 1 to show data refers to German sales of sulphur hexafluoride, not emissions) May 27 (Reuters) – German sales of sulphur hexafluoride, the most potent of all greenhouse gases, rose 13 percent last year compared with 2013 levels, according to data from the federal statistics […]
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EU legislation to control F-gases
To control emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the European Union has adopted two legislative acts: the ’MAC Directive’ on air conditioning systems used in small motor vehicles, and the ‘F-gas Regulation’ which covers all other key applications in which F-gases are used. The MAC Directive prohibits the use of F-gases with […]
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