Obama's EPA Nominee McCarthy Is A Case Of Green Government Run Amok

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Government interventionists insist the free market, if left unchecked, endangers individuals and our planet.

According to their collectivist worldview, profits trump safety — while "corporate greed" overshadows the greater good and the right of everyone to receive their "fair share."

In their zeal to right these wrongs they impose all manner of regulations, distortions and disruptions upon the marketplace — a web of centralized planning foisted on (and funded by) citizens deemed incapable of protecting themselves from their own choices.

Of course these interventionists rarely acknowledge that their sprawling command economy — which propagates itself via a maze of tariffs, tax hikes, subsidies, low-interest loans, cleverly crafted contracts and political contributions from powerful special interests — is often far more insidious than the market it loves to loathe.

Obama nominee for administrator, Gina McCarthy, finds herself embroiled in just such a controversy over HFO-1234yf, a new "ozone friendly" automotive refrigerant developed jointly by Honeywell and DuPont.

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I've not heard of HFO-1234yf, but it is a big deal coming. Sounds like another case of government and companies getting too close.

 

 

Reuters reports that Daimler, together with Audi, BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen, will develop a “completely new A/C system that employs non-flammable carbon dioxide as an alternative to the new, flammable HFO-1234yf refrigerant.”

 

The current R134a used in virtually every A/C system will be banned in 2017, and HFO-1234yf had been tabled as the replacement substance. HFO-1234yf is said to be more climate friendly despite the numerous health risks claimed by Daimler, including risks of fire and toxic gases that occur during combustion. But its maker, Honeywell, claims that Daimler is just looking to save money by not using the more expensive HFO-1234yf.