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Their study revolved around ozone-depleting compounds, particularly nitrous oxide. The ozone was once a highly debated global concern that created the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol, which came to be in 1987, limited ozone-depleting compounds. MORE
Asthma sufferers are doing their part to decrease the amount of ozone depleting substances in the air whether they want to or not. While the December 2008 seems a long way off, manufacturers and pharmacies have already started phasing out the older, ozone-depleting models. MORE
Arts & Culture Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) WAYLON: Today Only climate change environment healing ozone layerAs humans, we have the capacity to come together and address common threats. MORE
One of the biggest indicators of climate change are ozone holes, zones where the ozone that forms the protective layer of Earth’s atmosphere are too thin to be protective anymore. The reactions that convert less reactive chemicals into ozone-destroying ones take place in the polar vortex. The journal nature has confirmed that conditions this year have created the ozone hole in the North Pole. This creates reactions that are the cause of ozone breakdown. MORE
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has wrapped up a national phase-out of all central cooling systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), reports the Jordan Times : ”Jordan’s program for phasing out the use of CFCs, aimed at disposing 1500 tons of the harmful substance, was achieved one year ahead of schedule”, said Ghazi Odat, Director of the Ministry of Environment’s ozone project. Not a panacea: HCFCs also damage the ozone. MORE
Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, are warning that a newly-discovered connection between climate change and depletion of the ozone layer over the U.S. MORE
Washington, DC, February 2010 – Billions of tons of ozone-destroying and climate-warming chemicals currently contained in unwanted stockpiles and discarded equipment will leak into the atmosphere if not recovered and destroyed. But new rules on ozone-depleting substance destruction adopted by a carbon market offset registry, the Climate Action Reserve, could jumpstart new projects in both the U.S. MORE
He said "There's so much fuel burning here I can feel holes opening in the ozone layer above us!" You would have thought that most journos would have sorted out the difference between climate change and ozone depletion by now, but apparently not. Tags: rant ozone layer hole climate change bbc BBC Radio 4 yesterday had some reporter doing his outside broadcast from a truck fest to jazz up a story that truckers are the people being hardest hit by the recession. MORE
Climate Talks Conclude on Positive Note, Lessons of Ozone Treaty Help Overcome Obstacles Cancun, Mexico , December 11, 2010 – The UN climate talks in Cancun concluded early Saturday morning with countries reaching consensus on several key points that will now serve as the foundation for negotiations next year in Durban , South Africa on the legally binding architecture for controlling climate change. MORE
From Science: Since it was discovered in 1985, the Antarctic ozone hole has been a potent symbol of humankind’s ability to cause unintended environmental harm. But now comes a glimmer of good news: The void in the ozone layer is shrinking. “It’s It’s a big surprise,” says Susan Solomon, an atmospheric chemist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. “I I didn’t think it would be this early.”. MORE
Both the United States and Russia have launched live mammals into space in order to test their ability to withstand conditions beyond earth’s protective ozone layer. Monkeys and other mammals have long been sacrificed to enable humans to explore space. MORE
The refrigerants used by supermarkets, if not managed properly, contribute to climate change and harm the ozone layer which protects people from cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation. The U.S. MORE
Remember the ozone layer? As well, with many international laws in place on aerosols, the ozone layer is actually starting to get better and become a problem that is healing itself. A few years ago it was the biggest threat to humanity in terms of the environment. MORE
HFCs are chemicals are potential substitutes for ozone-depleting and climate-warming CFCs and HCFCs currently being phased out under the Montreal Protocol treaty to protect the ozone layer. Although they don’t harm the ozone layer, HFCs are powerful climate warming gases and their emissions are expected to rise sharply over the next few decades without aggressive action, significantly contributing to climate change. MORE
A recent study released by NASA has shown a massive loss of the protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring. The loss of the ozone in that region is caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low temperatures in the stratosphere. The study, published online today in the journal Nature, discovered that the loss of ozone in the Arctic this year was comparable to the one in the Antarctic. Eco News arctic ozone loss MORE
Carbon monoxide affects the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of other polluting gases and can consequently cause damage to the Ozone layer. By: Guest Contributor, Penny Atkinson. Carbon monoxide is not only harmful to humans but it is one of the six major air pollutants. MORE
We’re remembering the man who discovered the ozone hole. ( Animals Birds Climate Change Conservation Issues Environmental News Environmental Science Global Warming Green Living International North America Science The Green Buzz The Nature Conservancy bear stuck in tree buycott captive dolphin show ban colorado firefighters Grist hole in ozone huffingtonpost India migratory bird MNN Mongabay moonbird ozone layer red knot Treehugger MORE
A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, scientists have reported. The ozone layer acts a kind of shield against UV radiation and helps in protection against skin cancer. Since the 1980s, everyone in the Southern Hemisphere has been aware of the hole in the ozone every summer above Antarctica. MORE
These HFCs were originally adopted in the 1990s to replace the CFCs that were depleting the stratospheric ozone layer. While they are safe for ozone layer, HFCs are very potent greenhouse gases—some, 9000 times more powerful, molecule-for-molecule, than carbon dioxide. MORE
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to address atmospheric ozone depletion, established timelines for the phasing out of Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs). still estimated to be in the tens of millions of pounds per year, many R-22 users will need to transition to an ozone-safe alternative, like ICOR’s NU-22B®, to service legacy R-22 systems.”. Damned ozone layer MORE
In the paper, the research team synthesized stratospheric ozone and climate science to show that past actions under the Montreal Protocol had dramatically protected climate by leading to reduced atmospheric amounts of ozone-depleting substances, compounds which are also greenhouse gases that warm climate. IGSD WASHINGTON D.C. March 2009 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Dr. Stephen O. MORE
That incentive has driven plants in the developing world not only to increase production of the coolant gas but also to keep it high — a huge problem because the coolant itself contributes to global warming and depletes the ozone layer. It has long been known that pollution abatement subsidies are strongly preferred by polluting business firms. They can even lead to increases in pollution as profits encourage entry into the market. MORE
Environmental Lyric : Looks like we screwed up the ozone layer/I wonder if the politicians care. Joan Jett is a rock icon. Best known for karaoke classics like ‘I love Rock and Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’, Joan Jett is the epitome of a rock icon. MORE
Scientists were already alarmed 20 years ago and more as they saw ozone layers ripping apart and the world getting warming. The earth warming is not a recent invention. MORE
A recent map and study conducted by NASA show carbon monoxide, a well known culprit of damage to the Ozone Layer, is mapped as high at 18’000 feet (or 5,500m). The greenhouse effect worsens as the Earth’s atmosphere traps some of the energy from the Sun. MORE
While previous work has shown that the ozone hole is changing the atmospheric flow in the high latitudes, the Columbia Engineering paper, “Impact of Polar Ozone Depletion on Subtropical Precipitation,” demonstrates that the ozone hole is able to influence the tropical circulation and increase rainfall at low latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. The ozone hole is a big player in the climate system!" MORE
For developed nations the more global environmental issues such as climate change, ozone depletion and habitat loss are higher up on their priority list. The ozone layer crisis during the 1980’s is a good example of how the world can come together to combat global environmental issues. MORE
Ozone Impact. This practice was discontinued in the 1980s after the discovery of CFCs’ destructive effect on the ozone layer. HCFCs have 1-10% of the ozone depletion potential of CFCs, so while less destructive they are still actively depleting the ozone layer. Tagged: biodegradable , Hazardous Chemicals , Ozone , plastic free , polystyrene ban , Recycling , styrofoam hazards. What’s Wrong With Styrofoam? MORE
I have been saying for years (and I am no scientist), ever since the “discovery” of this hole in the ozone layer that it may have always been there and that it may be a kind of safety valve for Planet Earth. But the scientific community not even considered that possibility and immediately claimed that CFCs were responsible for this hole and that this might be the beginning of the ozone layer being destroyed entirely by those gases. MORE
It was only while they were there that the hole in the ozone layer was discovered. Tags: ozone layer hole climate change robert swan 2041 (originally posted on the Terra Infirma Blog ) On Tuesday night I was invited to a fundraiser to send a young man, Joe Spedding, on an expedition to the Antarctic as part of the 2041 campaign to maintain the continent as the Earth's only untouched wilderness and draw attention to climate change. MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth''s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. Sherwood Rowland wrote a scientific study forecasting the ozone depletion problem. MORE
OSLO, March 9 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected four new man-made gases that damage the Earth''s protective ozone layer, despite bans on almost all production of similar gases under a 1987 treaty, a study showed on Sunday. MORE
CFCs are not the threat to the ozone layer that they once were, due to the 1987 treaty called the Montreal Protocol. While their impact on the ozone layer is minimized, HFCs have the potential to be a major player in global warming. Life is full of choices. MORE
The products are made with ingredients that and are non-toxic, biodegradable, and will not damage the ozone layer. Any animal owner knows that it can be hard to keep a home or apartment free of pet odors. MORE
” Using computer simulation, scientists estimated that the Earth’s surface beneath the layer of soot would be cooler by 0.7 The equatorial regions could lose about 1 percent of their ozone, while the poles could gain 10 percent. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is urging the international community to cooperate on climate change in the same way that they united for the protection of the ozone layer. In the 1980s, computer models predicted a global disaster if no action was taken to protect the ozone layer against synthetic ozone-depleting chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). MORE
Ozone Impact. This practice was discontinued in the 1980s after the discovery of CFCs’ destructive effect on the ozone layer. HCFCs have 1-10% of the ozone depletion potential of CFCs, so while less destructive they are still actively depleting the ozone layer. Tagged: biodegradable , Hazardous Chemicals , Ozone , plastic free , polystyrene ban , Recycling , styrofoam hazards. What’s Wrong With Styrofoam? MORE
These factors are used to examine the role of transaction costs in the establishment and allocation of property rights to provide globally valued national parks, implement the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, execute the Montreal Protocol to manage emissions that damage the stratospheric ozone layer, set limits on harvest of highly-migratory ocean fish stocks, and control greenhouse gas emissions. MORE
Discovery of the depletion of the ozone layer was a watershed moment in the ecological timeline of our world. Its less than desirable effect on the Earth’s protective sheath, the ozone layer was well highlighted. MORE
In December 2010 NIWA announced the Antarctic ozone hole was the smallest it had been in the past five years. Now comes news from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) that the depletion of the ozone layer has reached what the WMO describes as an “unprecedented level” between December 2010 to March 2011, thanks to the ongoing presence of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere. MORE
The traditionally used pesticide, methyl bromide, has been proven to delete the ozone layer, which called for international requirement by the Montreal Protocol to begin phasing it out. The strawberry farmers of California are currently stuck in a very difficult spot. The scientists are in an uproar, the workers in the fields are irate, the families living near the fields are terrified and the farmers are stuck while the population demands strawberries as much as ever. The culprit? MORE
Recent reports indicate that the whole in the Ozone Layer is starting to close because of the stance against CFC’s. MORE
CFCs were known to be a major factor in the thinning ozone layer. Scientists believe that the presence of such CFCs is causing the ozone to not heal as quickly as estimated prior. Regardless of the source, the scientists are hopeful they will be able to determine it and lead to the discontinuing CFC emissions so the ozone layer can heal. MORE
The treaty is the Montreal Protocol and its success has avoided one of the most severe global environmental threats the world has ever faced—the destruction of the stratospheric ozone by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). MORE
Ozone Layer Related Topics Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth''s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. Sherwood Rowland wrote a scientific study forecasting the ozone depletion problem.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 19, 2014
OSLO, March 9 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected four new man-made gases that damage the Earth''s protective ozone layer, despite bans on almost all production of similar gases under a 1987 treaty, a study showed on Sunday.
Sustainability Ninja
OCTOBER 2, 2011
A recent study released by NASA has shown a massive loss of the protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring. The loss of the ozone in that region is caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low temperatures in the stratosphere. The study, published online today in the journal Nature, discovered that the loss of ozone in the Arctic this year was comparable to the one in the Antarctic. Eco News arctic ozone loss
Eco Friendly Daily
JANUARY 21, 2014
Asthma sufferers are doing their part to decrease the amount of ozone depleting substances in the air whether they want to or not. While the December 2008 seems a long way off, manufacturers and pharmacies have already started phasing out the older, ozone-depleting models.
Eco Friendly Daily
JUNE 2, 2013
Discovery of the depletion of the ozone layer was a watershed moment in the ecological timeline of our world. Its less than desirable effect on the Earth’s protective sheath, the ozone layer was well highlighted.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is urging the international community to cooperate on climate change in the same way that they united for the protection of the ozone layer. In the 1980s, computer models predicted a global disaster if no action was taken to protect the ozone layer against synthetic ozone-depleting chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 12, 2009
I have been saying for years (and I am no scientist), ever since the “discovery” of this hole in the ozone layer that it may have always been there and that it may be a kind of safety valve for Planet Earth. But the scientific community not even considered that possibility and immediately claimed that CFCs were responsible for this hole and that this might be the beginning of the ozone layer being destroyed entirely by those gases.
Celsias
APRIL 19, 2011
In December 2010 NIWA announced the Antarctic ozone hole was the smallest it had been in the past five years. Now comes news from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) that the depletion of the ozone layer has reached what the WMO describes as an “unprecedented level” between December 2010 to March 2011, thanks to the ongoing presence of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere.
Elephant Journal
JULY 2, 2016
Arts & Culture Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) WAYLON: Today Only climate change environment healing ozone layerAs humans, we have the capacity to come together and address common threats.
Green Prophet
MAY 8, 2012
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has wrapped up a national phase-out of all central cooling systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), reports the Jordan Times : ”Jordan’s program for phasing out the use of CFCs, aimed at disposing 1500 tons of the harmful substance, was achieved one year ahead of schedule”, said Ghazi Odat, Director of the Ministry of Environment’s ozone project. Not a panacea: HCFCs also damage the ozone.
Conservancy Talk
MAY 22, 2013
We’re remembering the man who discovered the ozone hole. ( Animals Birds Climate Change Conservation Issues Environmental News Environmental Science Global Warming Green Living International North America Science The Green Buzz The Nature Conservancy bear stuck in tree buycott captive dolphin show ban colorado firefighters Grist hole in ozone huffingtonpost India migratory bird MNN Mongabay moonbird ozone layer red knot Treehugger
Green Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
For developed nations the more global environmental issues such as climate change, ozone depletion and habitat loss are higher up on their priority list. The ozone layer crisis during the 1980’s is a good example of how the world can come together to combat global environmental issues.
Green Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2011
One of the biggest indicators of climate change are ozone holes, zones where the ozone that forms the protective layer of Earth’s atmosphere are too thin to be protective anymore. The reactions that convert less reactive chemicals into ozone-destroying ones take place in the polar vortex. The journal nature has confirmed that conditions this year have created the ozone hole in the North Pole. This creates reactions that are the cause of ozone breakdown.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 29, 2019
A recent map and study conducted by NASA show carbon monoxide, a well known culprit of damage to the Ozone Layer, is mapped as high at 18’000 feet (or 5,500m). The greenhouse effect worsens as the Earth’s atmosphere traps some of the energy from the Sun.
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 25, 2013
Remember the ozone layer? As well, with many international laws in place on aerosols, the ozone layer is actually starting to get better and become a problem that is healing itself. A few years ago it was the biggest threat to humanity in terms of the environment.
Environmental Economics
JUNE 30, 2016
From Science: Since it was discovered in 1985, the Antarctic ozone hole has been a potent symbol of humankind’s ability to cause unintended environmental harm. But now comes a glimmer of good news: The void in the ozone layer is shrinking. “It’s It’s a big surprise,” says Susan Solomon, an atmospheric chemist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. “I I didn’t think it would be this early.”.
Environmental Economics
JUNE 19, 2014
These factors are used to examine the role of transaction costs in the establishment and allocation of property rights to provide globally valued national parks, implement the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, execute the Montreal Protocol to manage emissions that damage the stratospheric ozone layer, set limits on harvest of highly-migratory ocean fish stocks, and control greenhouse gas emissions.
Celsias
OCTOBER 16, 2011
A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, scientists have reported. The ozone layer acts a kind of shield against UV radiation and helps in protection against skin cancer. Since the 1980s, everyone in the Southern Hemisphere has been aware of the hole in the ozone every summer above Antarctica.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 10, 2012
That incentive has driven plants in the developing world not only to increase production of the coolant gas but also to keep it high — a huge problem because the coolant itself contributes to global warming and depletes the ozone layer. It has long been known that pollution abatement subsidies are strongly preferred by polluting business firms. They can even lead to increases in pollution as profits encourage entry into the market.
Celsias
AUGUST 6, 2012
Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, are warning that a newly-discovered connection between climate change and depletion of the ozone layer over the U.S.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
Washington, DC, February 2010 – Billions of tons of ozone-destroying and climate-warming chemicals currently contained in unwanted stockpiles and discarded equipment will leak into the atmosphere if not recovered and destroyed. But new rules on ozone-depleting substance destruction adopted by a carbon market offset registry, the Climate Action Reserve, could jumpstart new projects in both the U.S.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 1, 2011
While previous work has shown that the ozone hole is changing the atmospheric flow in the high latitudes, the Columbia Engineering paper, “Impact of Polar Ozone Depletion on Subtropical Precipitation,” demonstrates that the ozone hole is able to influence the tropical circulation and increase rainfall at low latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. The ozone hole is a big player in the climate system!"
Green Prophet
MAY 17, 2016
Scientists were already alarmed 20 years ago and more as they saw ozone layers ripping apart and the world getting warming. The earth warming is not a recent invention.
Celsias
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
The treaty is the Montreal Protocol and its success has avoided one of the most severe global environmental threats the world has ever faced—the destruction of the stratospheric ozone by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Celsias
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
The refrigerants used by supermarkets, if not managed properly, contribute to climate change and harm the ozone layer which protects people from cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation. The U.S.
Green Home Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2011
Ozone Impact. This practice was discontinued in the 1980s after the discovery of CFCs’ destructive effect on the ozone layer. HCFCs have 1-10% of the ozone depletion potential of CFCs, so while less destructive they are still actively depleting the ozone layer. Tagged: biodegradable , Hazardous Chemicals , Ozone , plastic free , polystyrene ban , Recycling , styrofoam hazards. What’s Wrong With Styrofoam?
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 13, 2014
Their study revolved around ozone-depleting compounds, particularly nitrous oxide. The ozone was once a highly debated global concern that created the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol, which came to be in 1987, limited ozone-depleting compounds.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
HFCs are chemicals are potential substitutes for ozone-depleting and climate-warming CFCs and HCFCs currently being phased out under the Montreal Protocol treaty to protect the ozone layer. Although they don’t harm the ozone layer, HFCs are powerful climate warming gases and their emissions are expected to rise sharply over the next few decades without aggressive action, significantly contributing to climate change.
Environmental News Network
OCTOBER 26, 2013
Environmental Lyric : Looks like we screwed up the ozone layer/I wonder if the politicians care. Joan Jett is a rock icon. Best known for karaoke classics like ‘I love Rock and Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’, Joan Jett is the epitome of a rock icon.
Eco_Living
MAY 27, 2009
He said "There's so much fuel burning here I can feel holes opening in the ozone layer above us!" You would have thought that most journos would have sorted out the difference between climate change and ozone depletion by now, but apparently not. Tags: rant ozone layer hole climate change bbc BBC Radio 4 yesterday had some reporter doing his outside broadcast from a truck fest to jazz up a story that truckers are the people being hardest hit by the recession.
Conservancy Talk
JULY 13, 2017
These HFCs were originally adopted in the 1990s to replace the CFCs that were depleting the stratospheric ozone layer. While they are safe for ozone layer, HFCs are very potent greenhouse gases—some, 9000 times more powerful, molecule-for-molecule, than carbon dioxide.
Celsias
MAY 23, 2011
The traditionally used pesticide, methyl bromide, has been proven to delete the ozone layer, which called for international requirement by the Montreal Protocol to begin phasing it out. The strawberry farmers of California are currently stuck in a very difficult spot. The scientists are in an uproar, the workers in the fields are irate, the families living near the fields are terrified and the farmers are stuck while the population demands strawberries as much as ever. The culprit?
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 14, 2013
CFCs were known to be a major factor in the thinning ozone layer. Scientists believe that the presence of such CFCs is causing the ozone to not heal as quickly as estimated prior. Regardless of the source, the scientists are hopeful they will be able to determine it and lead to the discontinuing CFC emissions so the ozone layer can heal.
Eco Chic
JULY 19, 2012
The products are made with ingredients that and are non-toxic, biodegradable, and will not damage the ozone layer. Any animal owner knows that it can be hard to keep a home or apartment free of pet odors.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 11, 2010
Climate Talks Conclude on Positive Note, Lessons of Ozone Treaty Help Overcome Obstacles Cancun, Mexico , December 11, 2010 – The UN climate talks in Cancun concluded early Saturday morning with countries reaching consensus on several key points that will now serve as the foundation for negotiations next year in Durban , South Africa on the legally binding architecture for controlling climate change.
Green Home Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2011
Ozone Impact. This practice was discontinued in the 1980s after the discovery of CFCs’ destructive effect on the ozone layer. HCFCs have 1-10% of the ozone depletion potential of CFCs, so while less destructive they are still actively depleting the ozone layer. Tagged: biodegradable , Hazardous Chemicals , Ozone , plastic free , polystyrene ban , Recycling , styrofoam hazards. What’s Wrong With Styrofoam?
Eco_Living
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
It was only while they were there that the hole in the ozone layer was discovered. Tags: ozone layer hole climate change robert swan 2041 (originally posted on the Terra Infirma Blog ) On Tuesday night I was invited to a fundraiser to send a young man, Joe Spedding, on an expedition to the Antarctic as part of the 2041 campaign to maintain the continent as the Earth's only untouched wilderness and draw attention to climate change.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 8, 2016
In 1987, the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to address atmospheric ozone depletion, established timelines for the phasing out of Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs). still estimated to be in the tens of millions of pounds per year, many R-22 users will need to transition to an ozone-safe alternative, like ICOR’s NU-22B®, to service legacy R-22 systems.”. Damned ozone layer
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 11, 2013
CFCs are not the threat to the ozone layer that they once were, due to the 1987 treaty called the Montreal Protocol. While their impact on the ozone layer is minimized, HFCs have the potential to be a major player in global warming. Life is full of choices.
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 16, 2009
In the paper, the research team synthesized stratospheric ozone and climate science to show that past actions under the Montreal Protocol had dramatically protected climate by leading to reduced atmospheric amounts of ozone-depleting substances, compounds which are also greenhouse gases that warm climate. IGSD WASHINGTON D.C. March 2009 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Dr. Stephen O.
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2011
Both the United States and Russia have launched live mammals into space in order to test their ability to withstand conditions beyond earth’s protective ozone layer. Monkeys and other mammals have long been sacrificed to enable humans to explore space.
Eco Friendly Daily
MAY 8, 2014
” Using computer simulation, scientists estimated that the Earth’s surface beneath the layer of soot would be cooler by 0.7 The equatorial regions could lose about 1 percent of their ozone, while the poles could gain 10 percent.
Environmental News Network
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
Carbon monoxide affects the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of other polluting gases and can consequently cause damage to the Ozone layer. By: Guest Contributor, Penny Atkinson. Carbon monoxide is not only harmful to humans but it is one of the six major air pollutants.
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