Lessons from saving the ozone.
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| Title: | Lessons from saving the ozone. |
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| Authors: | Charlie Angus Contributor Charlie Angus has been the Member of Parliament for Timmins-James Bay since 2004. He is the NDP's critic for natural resources and Indigenous youth. |
| Source: | Toronto Star (Canada). 11/30/2021. |
| Abstract: | In 1987, representatives of 55 countries gathered in Montreal to address an unprecedented planetary crisis. A manmade chemical chlorofluorocarbon (freon) was putting life itself at risk. The refrigerator coolant had once been heralded as a miracle invention, but it had become a doomsday menace as a result of the massive damage it was causing to the Earth's ozone layer. Even small amounts of freon is like a chemical hand grenade tearing through the wafer thin gas that protects us from the deadly radiation of the sun. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | In 1987, representatives of 55 countries gathered in Montreal to address an unprecedented planetary crisis. A manmade chemical chlorofluorocarbon (freon) was putting life itself at risk. The refrigerator coolant had once been heralded as a miracle invention, but it had become a doomsday menace as a result of the massive damage it was causing to the Earth's ozone layer. Even small amounts of freon is like a chemical hand grenade tearing through the wafer thin gas that protects us from the deadly radiation of the sun. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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