ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE

 
Environmental Update eNewsletter has been published on a regular basis since 1993 when ozone depletion was the major environmental issue the HVAC industry was facing and global warming was just emerging as an issue. During the 17 years of publication the author, Larry Butz, has remained a constant. The environmental issues however have grown in number and complexity. We currently focus on the following issues which are influencing the HVAC industry:Environmental Award

  • Global Warming/Climate Change
  • Ozone Depletion
  • Refrigerants
  • Global Water Shortage
  • Clean Energies
  • Green Buildings

Environmental Update provides a one minute summary of environmental issues affecting your business as well as your personal life. Highlighted news is linked to sources which provide more details on each topic. 

Our audience is an International community of government bodies, industry trade groups, multi-national and national companies, academia and consultants. Environmental Update has been recognized  by groups from around the world for it's concise and informative news. Read the latest issue below.

Current Issue - January 2010


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Serving the Global HVAC Industry

JAN  2010

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Real Prospects for Energy
Efficiency in the United States

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National Academy of Sciences

 

Energy

Read This 4 Page Report

 

 

Words of Wisdom

 

"Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences"

- Norman Cousins

 

Refrigerants

 

HFCs

EPA final ruling: Greenhouse gases are dangerous. 

  • EPA's endangerment finding covers emissions of six key greenhouse gases:carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.  
  • Allows the EPA to finalize the GHG standards proposed earlier this year  

 cokeCoca Cola announced it will stop using HFCs in its new vending machines and coolers by 2015.

 

  • Coke executives said that carbon dioxide is the company's preferred replacement, followed by hydrocarbon refrigeration.

 Buildings  

EUROPE

 EU governments agreed on new regulations that will force all new buildings constructed after 2020 to consume "near-zero-energy".

 

U.S.

National Energy Research Lab to be greenest office building in the country. Read "In Search of Net Zero"at WSJ.com.  Excellent Interactive graphics. 

NREL

 

State of the ClimateGlobal Warming Decade
Global Analysis
Annual 2009 

 

  • 2009 fifth warmest on record
  • 2000-2009 decade is the warmest ever recorded

 

 Read full NOAA report

NOAA

Ten Clean Technology Predictions for 2010

 One of the more interesting of the ten...

Commodity tradeoff debates intensify

     

 Water-energy

Land-energy

Land-water

Carbon-water

 

Read Report - by Cleantech 

 

 

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