With the R-22 price spike HDSN can now pay contractors for the dirty gas thereby getting supply to clean up and decreasing the amount of gas that gets into the atmosphere.
An executive order signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) in June 2005 established short- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduce targets for California: to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
Still, in Connecticut, State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney (R-Fairfield), has been mounting a spirited campaign to "cut and cap the gas tax", which at 70.8 cents a gallon (including the federal levy) is the highest in the region.