Ozone Depletion

Insurance Carriers and Homeowners Left With a Controversial Question to Answer About HVAC Repairs

9 Feb 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Increasingly, homeowners and insurance carriers are facing a controversial question:  Should a failed R-22 HVAC unit be replaced with an entirely new R-410A ...

Coastal Waters Produce Halogenated Organic Molecules that Exacerbate Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

1 Feb 2012

Coastal waters of the tropical Western Pacific produce natural halogenated organic molecules involving chlorine, bromine and iodine atoms that may damage the stratospheric ozone layer.

100 countries back world environment agency: France

31 Jan 2012

More than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a "World Environment Organisation" at the upcoming 20th anniversary conference of the Rio Summit, France's ecology minister said on Tuesday.