But research has increasingly found the gas is not as safe as once thought, in large part because it stays in the atmosphere for about 40 years.
Oof. So even if use is reduced in practical cases, it’s still bad news.
40 years sucks, but it’s well in the range of correctable in a single lifetime. We aren’t always so lucky with other potent GHGs. If CA can act quickly.
Well it replaced Methyl Bromide which depletes the Ozone.
I know pure CO2 is used to kill rodents, because it sinks down into their burrows. I wonder why CO2 couldn’t be used directly to fumigate a house. Or maybe a mixture N2 and CO2 (beer gas)? Maybe it would take longer to kill everything.
Also I take issue with blaming California. Blame DOW chemical, or the timber industry for harvesting shitty wood?
