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The Californian was arrested for smuggling air conditioning gases into a hot-weather state.
Posted by Leslie Eastman
The Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report this week on the prosecution of a Californian for “smuggling greenhouse gases” across the border from Mexico and selling them online.
The agency announced it was its first “climate change arrest.”
Michael Hart, 58, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in September to charges related to the transportation of refrigerants into the United States that were sold on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and other online vendors between June and December 2022.
Biden's EPA noted in its report the crackdown on Hart, the first person charged with climate change-related smuggling of refrigerants – namely hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) – without the agency's permit.
When U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath prosecuted the San Diego resident earlier this year, she vowed that “it won't be the last” case of its kind.
“We are using every means possible to protect our planet from the damage caused by toxic pollutants, including filing criminal charges,” said the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California.
As a reminder, chlorofluorocarbons are important for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. They were originally produced as a replacement for the “ozone-depleting” chlorofluorocarbons.
The compounds have been added to the long list of evil “greenhouse gases” as part of the pseudoscientific climate cultists.
As already mentioned, HCFC is an abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbon. These gases consist of chlorine, carbon, fluorine and hydrogen. It is a type of gas that can be classified as a transition gas because it is used as a replacement for CFCs as part of the plan to reduce the emission of ozone-depleting gases. HCFCs are gases used in the production of other chemicals.
Despite their lower ozone-depleting potential than CFCs, they have a high global warming potential. These are gases that should be gradually phased out of circulation. Their use is decreasing, particularly in developed countries, in line with the Montreal Protocol. This protocol aims to reduce baseline to 90%.
The report also highlighted a long list of penalties and fines levied against Americans and their companies.
In addition, the EPA reported that it imposed $1.7 billion in administrative and judicial penalties, the highest since 2017.
The agency's environmental enforcement efforts also closed 1,851 civil cases, indicted 121 defendants and awarded more than £225 million in “pollution reductions” in “overburdened communities,” the report said. As of the end of 2024, there are approximately 480 criminal investigations into environmental programs pending.
The results reflect a 3.4% increase in civil cases and a 17.6% increase in criminal charges compared to 2023, The Associated Press reported.
In the fiscal year 2024 report, EPA also found that collaborative efforts to “implement EPA's national priorities” resulted in a “12 percent increase in criminal leads opened as a result of recommendations from EPA headquarters and regional offices.” “.
If any member of the Biden administration could correctly read the mood of Americans, this entire report would have been lost during the Christmas news lull.
But then again, it seems that no one in this government understands the nation's citizens. Therefore, we will enjoy a second scoop from President Donald Trump.
It seems that the Biden EPA wants to create the political environment above all else. According to Hot Air's David Strom, Biden will divert even more money to climate cultists on his way out.
Biden says we should expect more climate finance from him before he leaves office. I guess there are more beds to be made and not enough time to get everything done, so he has to hurry.
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