Additional Dates of Interest

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1995

Auto-makers begin installing air-conditioning units in cars which use HCFC-134a, a substitute for CFC-12.

June 10, 1995

Wal-Mart opens an experimental" environmental prototype store" designed with the latest advances in environmentally conscious building materials and techniques.

August 1995

The largest hole in the ozone over Antacrtica begins to form. This is the earliest a hole has formed since recordings have been made. When its growth was complete, the hole encompassed the entire continent of antarctica and was the largest hole ever recorded.

September 14, 1995

The CEO of Whirlpool corporation announces that the company is committed to building a large state-of-the-art plant in India to manufacture CFC-free refrigeration units.

October 6, 1995

The Environmental Council agrees to argue for tighter rules on the use and production of ozone-destroying substances at the international conference in Vienna in November.


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