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Another Settlement Tied to Clean Air Act Violations

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 ]


Keilly Witman, Former Manager of EPA's Greenchill Partnership

Keilly Witman: Every Cause Needs a Champion

Keilly Witman has been masterful in keeping the Greenchill Partnership robust and fully engaged. Thank you Keilly, for all of your tireless, and often thankless, work. You will be missed.


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Fluorocarbon industry contributes $158B to U.S. economy

The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (Alliance), an industry coalition, today released a report detailing that the U.S. fluorocarbon industry’s total annual sale of goods and services amounts to $158 billion.


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EPA Finalizes R-22 Allocations for 2012-2014

According to the Final Adjustment Rule, R-22 allowances for 2013 will rise by about 13% relative to 2012, and decrease by 20% in 2014 relative to 2012. These allocations became effective on April 3, 2013.


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EPA increases R-22 availability for 2013

With the single stroke of a pen, the EPA has placed 28 Million more LBS of R-22 in the market. What does that mean?


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Food Lion, Harveys, Reid’s Earn 12th EPA Energy Star

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Food Lion, Harveys and Reid’s with its 12th consecutive Energy Star award for their continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.


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White Paper: Managing A New Dynamic in Climate Control

Government regulations aside, refrigerant tracking and monitoring are more good ideas that insure a healthy bottom line. In an effort to understand the rapidly changing refrigerant industry, Polar Technology recently published a new white paper titled “Managing a New Dynamic in Climate Control”.


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Whole Foods becomes most Greenchill-certified supermarket chain in U.S.

Whole Foods supermarkets are now the most GreenChill-certified supermarket chain in the US, according to a recent announcement on Greenchill’s LinkedIn page.


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Polar Technology Launches Trakref® Refrigerant Management Software

Polar Technology officials announce the release of TrakRef®, Polar’s proprietary and comprehensive refrigerant management program.


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Cap & Trade HCFC Emissions Ruling: They Must Mean It

Those that figure out how to manage refrigerants better will also know how to manage supply chain relationships better. And, by working together, they will meet the needs of the ultimate check-writer – the system owner.