Larry wrote in news:Xns9A6EDC3B871B9noonehomecom@
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Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
:

R-12 is freely available in most 3rd world countries. Some of the
newer stuff uses more "friendly" refrigerants but the old reliable
stuff is still used for all the old bangers and the 10 year old air
conditioners.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct email address for reply)



America is probably the only place it's not available. It's all a money
scam.

It's not a scam. R-12 is a very distructive CFC and the rest of the world
signed on to the agreement not to sell/use it any more. Clearly they're in
violation of the agreement. The fact that the US is doing something about
the environment that's correct and proactive is relatively rare. The
cheapest solution isn't always the best solution.

I've been amazed at seeing R-12 and other banned CFCs on shelves in Central
and South America that have been produced in the US. In my opinion, we
should be going after these companies. There's no excuse for them to still
be manufacturing it.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org