As fancy microbrews slowly make the transition to 16oz pounder cans, let us take pause and celebrate the macro forefathers that pioneered the God-given right to slug back a watery beer, then slam their containers over your head. They are the beers that guided you through college, the beers that make tailgates possible.
greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. greenhouse emission. CFC, chlorofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone.
See the human activities that add GHGs to our atmosphere and options to cut emissions. Find out more about global greenhouse gas emissions and trends. Review EPA's Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks report. Explore facility-level data collected through EPA's GHG Reporting Program.