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Is it true that air conditioning is bad for the environment?


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The chemical called "DuPont's Freon (TM)" that is used in air-conditioners and refrigerators contains chloro-fluoro-carbons (CFC's), which are suspected of causing damage to the ozone layer. The chemical may soon be banned, so chemists are looking for a replacement that does the same job as DuPont's Freon (TM) but does not contain CFC's.

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