Larry,
As I heard it, R-12 was banned because DOW Chemical's patent had run out and
they would have had competition. New product R-134a, new patent, no
competition!
Dirty enough to be true.
MMC
"Larry" wrote in message
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"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in news:0fLwg.82500$ZW3.43279
@dukeread04:

You can still get R12 but it cost an arm and a leg.

I had asked some cruiser friends to check on R-12 while cruising the
islands offshore. He brought me back 4 cases he had bought, Twenty Four
16-ounce cans in each, in Aruba. It was 68 US cents per can.

Looking at the can, I see it was MADE IN TENNESEE LAST YEAR!

They're still making R-12....but who would buy R-134a for $8 a 12oz can if
it was available for less than a dollar a pound?

Noone.....

America banned the sale of R-12 several years ago in a scam, as usual.
The
hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica increased in size every year
since.
If it were about the planet, we'd ban FLYING. It's not.