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EPA Vows To Lead The Global Fight Against Air Conditioners
dailycaller.com ^ | november 2, 2015 | Michael Bastasch

Posted on 11/03/2015 4:05:46 PM PST by lowbridge

EPA Chief Gina McCarthy wants the world to stop using hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in air conditioners and other consumers products as part of President Barack Obama's plan to fight global warming.

McCarthy is so determined to make this happen, she's taking the lead role at an ongoing United Nations summit to expand the current global treaty covering ozone-depleting substances. The EPA chief hopes that her agency's recent HFC regulations will convince other countries to join the U.S. in limiting the chemicals.

"Because of the importance of taking aggressive action on these chemicals to achieve global climate goals, I will be leading the United States delegation at that meeting," McCarthy wrote in an oped for The Guardian.

"Over the past year, the US Environmental Protection Agency has completed four separate actions that both expand the list of safer alternatives to HFCs and prohibit them from certain uses in the refrigeration air conditioning, foam, and aerosol sectors where safer alternatives such as hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrocarbons and lower-polluting blends are available," McCarthy wrote.

"Solutions are here, and it's time to amend the Montreal Protocol to reflect that," McCarthy wrote, adding that phasing out HFCs would avert 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century.

The EPA unveiled its latest HFC regulation earlier this month to regulate how refrigerants are handled and ban such chemicals where "climate-friendly" alternatives are available. The EPA was joined by the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense in issuing rules to phase out HFC use wherever possible.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; epa; globalwarming; liberalism; waroncomfort; waronscience
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To: lowbridge

There’s always ammonia as an alternative. Or propane, butane.

“Old school” refrigeration.


21 posted on 11/03/2015 4:16:01 PM PST by chrisser (This space for rent.)
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To: pfflier

only for us, brother, only for us.

i’m sure the WH will be a comfy temp and well is this woman’s house


22 posted on 11/03/2015 4:17:40 PM PST by dp0622
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To: lowbridge

All Hail Willis Carrier!


23 posted on 11/03/2015 4:17:52 PM PST by xp38
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, Ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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24 posted on 11/03/2015 4:19:41 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: umgud

But then the gibsmedat flat panels will overheat!


25 posted on 11/03/2015 4:20:45 PM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: lowbridge

Question #1. Gina you ignorant slut, have you removed all air conditioning from your vehicles, home and place of work?
Question #2. Gina you ignorant slut, do you boycott and refuse to enter any establishment, like the U.N., grocery, department stores, whatever?
Question #3. Gina you ignorant slut, exactly what technology are prepared to replace Hydrofluorocarbon based refrigeration systems with?
Question #4. Gina you ignorant slut, how long before you and your gaia worshipping luddites go after the largest users of Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants, our refrigerators and freezers?


26 posted on 11/03/2015 4:21:20 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Nachum

The elitists won’t rest until you’re living like Fred Flintstone. Then they can keep all the resources and power for themselves. Mwahahahahaha


27 posted on 11/03/2015 4:23:21 PM PST by surroundedbyblue (DEFUND BIG MURDER NOW!)
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To: lowbridge

Strategy is obvious. If people lack AC, they will feel hot and believe in global warming.


28 posted on 11/03/2015 4:24:34 PM PST by spintreebob
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To: lowbridge

Hmmm, well it looks like there isn’t going to be room in this country for air conditioning or the EPA.

One of them is going to have to go.

Now let me think a moment on which one of the two is going to get the old heave ho...


29 posted on 11/03/2015 4:24:58 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: pfflier

Let’s start by banning A/C in ALL gov buildings and vehicles.

And don’t forget to reduce the funds for them as well.

See how long that lasts.


30 posted on 11/03/2015 4:25:00 PM PST by glyptol
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To: butlerweave
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31 posted on 11/03/2015 4:25:19 PM PST by smartyaz
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To: SgtHooper

Don’t forget, the EPA took asthma sufferer’s inhalers away from them. They’re not only despicable, they are heartless. Powerful too.


32 posted on 11/03/2015 4:25:20 PM PST by umgud (v)
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To: lowbridge

I’ve been saying that the number one issue this election season is sovereignty.

I’m starting to think the number two issue has to be shutting down EPA and forcing all these nimrods into gainful employment.


33 posted on 11/03/2015 4:25:44 PM PST by marron
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To: lowbridge
This isn't just a clean environment any more, it is even beyond a religion....it is an obsession bordering on insanity....as this makes no sense at all!

Gina McCarthy is addicted to power...raw power which has left her unhinged.

34 posted on 11/03/2015 4:27:16 PM PST by yoe (Few things are more worthless than an unloaded shot gun)
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To: lowbridge

More made up stats!


35 posted on 11/03/2015 4:28:41 PM PST by Laxfan3
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To: lowbridge

“0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century.?”

hasnt all that global climate chaos stuff been adequately exposed as being..FRAUDULENT already?

May the next President PURGE the EPA Immediately on taking office.


36 posted on 11/03/2015 4:28:41 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
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To: lowbridge

Getting all the A/Cs out of automobiles should be fun.


37 posted on 11/03/2015 4:29:01 PM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: umgud
There is no reason people need air conditioning. We got by just fine in the 1800’s without them.

Right. Let's get rid of automobiles, electricity, gas grills, MRIs, microwave ovens and coffeemakers too. People did just fine without those in the olden days.

I don't understand the irrational hatred of inventions that improve our standard of living. I thought it was the liberals who seeth with anger at seeing humans have any comfort or pleasure.

I loathe hot weather, and I cherish air conditioning and have, in the depths of a humid over one hundred degree summer afternoon, asked God to bless the person or persons who invented it.

EPA be damned.
38 posted on 11/03/2015 4:29:28 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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The Obama regime continues in their attempts to fundamentally change the USA... Into a 3rd world hell hole.

Mark


39 posted on 11/03/2015 4:32:16 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: lowbridge

Let her be first with her agency in 90 degree weather during the summer. Try using your computers when the computer room has no AC. fn dolt


40 posted on 11/03/2015 4:32:39 PM PST by ronnie raygun (better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.)
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