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GM cuts controversial air conditioner coolant

(SolveClimate)(http//:www.solveclimate.com) - General Motors said this week it will cut out a climate-destroying chemical from its car air conditioners by 2013, in a first for an industry seeking greener auto coolants.

(SolveClimate)(http//:www.solveclimate.com) - General Motors said this week it will cut out a climate-destroying chemical from its car air conditioners by 2013, in a first for an industry seeking greener auto coolants.

The car giant will stop using HFC-134a -- a "super greenhouse gas" -- in all new Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC models made in the United States, and replace it with a climate-friendlier coolant.

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