msn: Kroger Is Facing Backlash for Having This in Stores
The grocer is now under fire for the use of other chemicals in its stores.
Now, Kroger is back in hot water with environmental organizations. On June 9, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) announced that it has partnered with the nonprofit Green America to launch an initiative against Kroger for its use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in its refrigeration systems. According to the EIA, HFCs are greenhouse gases commonly used for cooling and refrigeration that have high Global Warming Potential (GWP) because they have "thousands of times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide." Best Life has reached out to Kroger for comment but has not yet heard back.
"HFCs account for 63 percent of Kroger's direct climate emissions," Dan Howells, the climate campaigns director at Green America, said in a statement. "Kroger has known about this problem for years, but its efforts are failing to meet the urgency of the issue. The climate crisis is here, and we need Kroger to provide a clear, detailed plan to cut these dangerous emissions on a more aggressive timeline."