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Environmentalists Upset With EPA Request for More Freon
; 00-00-0000 LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: Freon - it's bad, it's banned, but not yet. ROBERT...music] WERTHEIMER: The government banned Freon, DuPont began phasing it out, planning...lot of attention just now. CFC- 12, or freon, as it's commonly called, has been judged...
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Illegal Freon enters U.S.
; ...traffickers, now comes a new and growing criminal enterprise: Freon smuggling. Freon - the trade name for a chemical called R-12 - is what...noticed that it nearly cost your shirt. That's because Freon is an ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon that's no...
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PAYING THE PRICE FOR FREON.(NEWS)
; ...s merely the cost of saving the world. Freon, a popular trade name for air conditioning...to consumers. Eventually, production of Freon will be banned because many scientists...surprised when it cost him $150 to replace Freon in his home air conditioner. ''I got a...
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Car owners face Freon shock
; ...automobile's ailing air conditioner with Freon, they "hop into the car and take off...designed to operate with dwindling supplies of Freon. The refrigerant, also known as R- 12...As a consequence, the retail price of Freon has zoomed to $25 to $35 per pound. That...
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Freon No. 2 smuggling problem along Mexican border, U.S. says
; Freon, the now-banned refrigerant used in car air conditioners, has emerged as the No. 2 smuggling problem...U.S.-Mexican border, we're looking at cocaine, marijuana, heroin, prescription drugs and then Freon," agent Steve Hooper said. Scientists believe Freon, used in the air conditioners of most ...
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Freon ban is not all bad news for drivers.(Auto Weekend)
; ...of the air-conditioning refrigerant R-12 (Freon) remain adequate for now, owners of cars built...in the years to come as remaining stocks of Freon dwindle. A total ban on the U.S. manufacture of Freon went into effect last January, and heavy taxes...
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Only a trained mechanic should add Freon.(Auto Weekend)
; ...now I have usually added a can or two of Freon 12 to make the A/C work when it failed to...The car still has the original compressor. Freon 12 is no longer available - but I do have a few cans of Freon 22, which is used to service residential...
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Footing the bill for Freon flimflammery.(Commentary)
; ...required? Then try your hand at smuggling Freon - that nasty automotive refrigerant banned...in 1992. It's now illegal to manufacture Freon (or R-12, as it is commercially known...to keep their air conditioners working. Freon is still available - but it isn't cheap...
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Big demand, dwindling supply. (freon)(Automotive News Insight)
; Independent used-car dealers worry about Freon shortage and price The worldwide ban on R-12, or Freon, may be good news for the ozone layer, but...the black market. The last time we bought Freon, we paid $255 for a 30-pound container, said...
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Freon ban causes smuggling, motorist shock.
; ...the U.S. manufacture and importation of Freon, commonly used in automotive air-conditioners...exceptional. The rapid growth and sheer volume of Freon smuggling is a national crisis. In January...attack against the growing black market in Freon (CFC-12 or R-12), a chlorofluorocarbon...
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