Wal-Mart said that in 2010 it began asking its suppliers to phaseoutproduction in factories housed in multistory buildings that were shared with other factories or commercial shops.
With the EPA currently cracking down on its R-22 phaseout and severely limiting the virgin R-22 production, R-22 prices tripled in 2012 and will likely move up materially again in 2013.
It predicted a general decline in domestic production of natural gas through 2010, with the ultimate possibility of its phase-out as a significant fuel.