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NHL and Chemours Refrigerant Partnership Misleads on Sustainability

NHL and Chemours Refrigerant Partnership Misleads on Sustainability

Environmentalists are concerned over a multi-year partnership between the National Hockey League (NHL) and Chemours, a chemical company under DuPont de Nemours, Inc. The partnership involves switching from ammonia as the primary ice rink refrigerant to a supposedly “sustainable” synthetic refrigerant called Opteon. But such synthetic refrigerants release harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that are more potent […]

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    Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is the New Climate Science Denialism

    Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is the New Climate Science Denialism

    By Amy Westervelt This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story. ExxonMobil has been touting its commitment to “reducing carbon emissions with innovative energy solutions”. Chevron would like to remind you it is keeping […]