We get asked this question at least once per week, so here is a simple primer on how we generate our numbers. We know that they may be controversial, but here is our best guess, at this time: Each year, from 2009-20012, 8 million new air conditioning units were sold with R-22 – averaging a [ more ]
This past Father’s Day weekend, my family asked what I wanted to do. Without hesitation, I jumped at the chance to go the San Diego Zoo and see all the animals in their somewhat natural surroundings. Our company is not named Polar for a reason – 17 years ago, we wanted to keep the focus of [ more ]
The New York Times reported that we have reached a global warming plateau. Temperatures have steadied out over the past 15 years, and the explanation is that “we’re lucky”. While the surface temperature may be experiencing a lull, we have also been recording record high temperatures in the past decade, and extreme amounts of energy [ more ]
China does not have the best track record when it comes to the issue of climate change. They are one of the few countries to have no limit on the amount of Greenhouse Gasses then can emit after ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, and in 2007 they surpassed the United States as the world’s largest emitter of [ more ]
Climate change should be a very black and white issue. As the world has become more populated, and as our technologies have advanced, our planet has become strained in its ability to support us. While there are periods of warming and cooling that naturally occur in the Earth’s environment, the change that has been seen [ more ]
Global Warming through Greenhouse gases is an issue that affects every nation on the planet. Since the booming Industrial Revolution, the Earth has seen a temperature rise unlike any other time period. Even though the planet is on a current cycle of cooling, the ten hottest years on record have been since 1998, and these [ more ]
There are three dominant questions revolving around the refrigerant R-22, commonly known as Freon: how much is there, how much do we need, and how much will it cost in both the immediate and distant future? While these might seem like straightforward questions to answer, the truth is that there are many obstacles put into [ more ]
A refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas has recently been fined $300,000 as a result of “deficiencies in the company’s program to curb air pollution.” This fine is not the first for the company, either, after receiving a fine in 2012 for air pollution, and another for an oil spill in 2007. As the commercial world starts [ more ]
“Texas-based Envirogen Technologies has released new Sustainable Emissions Control technology designed to manage air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants and odors. Envirogen says the system will help environmental managers and engineers reduce the long-term costs for meeting air quality regulations that can impact [ more ]
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 which addresses HFCs as well as other short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon and methane.