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- noun Plural form of
hydrofluorocarbon .
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For example, 250 tons of certain hydrofluorocarbons might have the same heat-trapping impact as somewhere around 75,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Comment on Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill 2010
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The department said although most refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment could be fitted to operate with new ozone-friendly replacements known as hydrofluorocarbons, this would be very expensive.
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But as the signers of the protocol convened the 22nd annual meeting in Bangkok on Monday, negotiators are considering a proposed expansion in the ozone treaty to phase out the production and use of the industrial chemicals known as hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs.
NYT > Global Home By JOHN M. BRODER 2010
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But as the signers of the protocol convened the 22nd annual meeting in Bangkok on Monday, negotiators are considering a proposed expansion in the ozone treaty to phase out the production and use of the industrial chemicals known as hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN M. BRODER 2010
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Most vending machines rely on refrigerants known as hydrofluorocarbons
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future Leanan 2010
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UNITED NATIONS - The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners "a very significant" threat to climate change Monday, and expressed a preference for drastically reducing HFCs that are promoted under the U. N.'s ozone treaty rather than phasing them out entirely.
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UNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners "a very significant" threat to climate change Monday, and expressed a prefer ...
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Protocol to phase down "super" greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
WN.com - Articles related to People may have to go vegetarian to save the Earth 2009
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The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners "a very significant" threat to climate change Monday, and expressed a preference for drastically reducing HFCs that are promoted under the U. N.'s ozone treaty rather than phasing them out entirely.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners "a very significant" threat to climate change Monday, and expressed a preference for drastically reducing HFCs that are promoted under the U. N.'s ozone treaty rather than phasing them out entirely.
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