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Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone
Protection Award, 2007
Awarded by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. |
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Montreal Protocol Partners Award, 2007
Awarded by the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP) in recognition of ten years undercover work on illicit trade in chemicals that
damage the ozone layer. |
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BBC TV Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
Awarded to EIA’s president for his work to protect whales. |
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Global 500 Roll of Honor, 2001
Awarded by the United Nations Environment Program for “outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment.” |
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Albert Schweitzer Award, 1991
Awarded by the late U.S. Senator John Heinz to EIA’s
co-founders for exposing the trade in poached elephant ivory. |
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This page houses two years of archived press releases and news coverage featuring EIA’s Global Climate campaign to phase out, and end illegal trade in, industrial gases that act as global warmers and deplete the Earth’s protective ozone layer. For campaign visuals please click on the photos and videos icon above.
NGO community calls on Ministers to take action to eliminate one of six greenhouse gases.
December 16, 2009
[ read press release ]
41 Nations Join Island Effort for Fast Phase-out of Super Greenhouse Gases.
November 9, 2009
[ read press release ]
Breakthrough for Climate Imminent as Montreal Protocol Considers Action on Super Greenhouse Gases
November 3, 2009
[ read press release ]
Phase down of HFCs Under Montreal Protocol Receives Huge Boost From North American Leaders
September 15, 2009
[ read press release ]
Ozone-Friendly Replacement Gases Will Be Disastrous For Global Warming, Warn Experts
July 9, 2008
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European Union Declares Support for Fast Action to Avert HFC Climate Threat
October 8, 2009
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ecofactory: New Round of Climate Talks Opens With Stern Warnings
September 29, 2009
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BusinessGreen: US leads voluntary carbon market as demand for offsets eclipses European activity
September 22, 2009
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National Public Radio’s All Things Considered: New Coolants Make for Hotter Planet
September 21, 2009
[ listen to 4-minute radio clip & read article ]
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Solve Climate: US Policy Breakthrough on Super Greenhouse Gases, But Obstacles Remain
September 17, 2009
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Reuters: Phase down of HFCs Under Montreal Protocol Receives Huge Boost From North American Leaders
September 15, 2009
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IPS: Ozone Treaty May Hold Key to Halting Climate Change
August 25, 2009
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Taiwan News/The Associated Press: US backs phase-down of HFCs but won't endorse it
May 5, 2009
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Solve Climate: Administration Rift Over Handling of Super GHGs Continues
May 4, 2009
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Star Tribune/The Associated Press: US supports reducing climate-warming gases, but won't propose it under UN ozone treaty
May 4, 2009
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The Guardian: Obama's green promise
May 4, 2009
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CNBC/The Associated Press: U.S. eyes ozone treaty to curb greenhouse gas
April 30, 2009
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The Washington Post/The Associated Press: US want to move on climate change
April 29, 2009
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Maximizing the Climate Benefits of Actions taken under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer:
Testimony of Allan Thornton, President, EIA, with support from the Institute from Governance and Sustainable Development, for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform…
May 23, 2007
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