Scientist Discover Greenhouse Gas 4,800 Times Worse than CO2
Scientists at the NASA-sponsored Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment recently discovered a miracle gas that has approximately 4,800 times the planet warming potential of CO2. Argh! I know what you might be thinking ... but this new climate killing greenhouse gas isn't emitted by the manufacture of Crocs. Quite unsurprisingly, this miracle substance comes from the pest control industry. They really have a knack for creating incredibly destructive chemicals don't they? Sulfuryl Fluoride, originally developed by the Dow Chemical Company to keep those dirty little insects off crops like grains, fruits, and nuts, is produced by three manufacturers and sold under the brand names: Vikane, ProFume, Zythor, and Master Fume. Because that the gas' effects have been discovered at a pretty early stage in the adoption process, phasing out the pesticide isn't expected to be a huge problem. The trick is to find a suitable alternative that doesn't threat existence as we know it. The kinda ironic part of this story is that Sulfuryl Fluoride was developed to replace Methyl Bromide -- which had been identified as a harmful greenhouse and phased out in 2005.
[via Treehugger]













