NASRC In the News
Industry publications and popular media featuring NASRC
Free Training Offered For CO2, R-290 Refrigeration Systems, ACHR News, October 2023
Refrigeration Chemicals are a Nightmare for the Climate. Experts Say Alternatives Must Spread Fast, The Associated Press, October 2023
13 Innovators Awarded Grants through the SoCal Climate Champions Grant from SoCalGas, SoCal Gas, October 2023
Building the Refrigeration Technician Workforce of Tomorrow, SmartBrief, October 2023
The New Cool: Natural Refrigerants, Euroshop Mag, April 2023
Start Promoting HVAC&R Industry to Younger Students, IIAR Panelists Urge, R744, March 2023
Keeping Your Food Cold is Keeping the Planet Warm, GreenBiz, March 2023
How Supermarket Freezers are Heating the Planet, and How They Could Change, CBC News, January 2023
New Ways to Approach Cooling in Stores, Progressive Grocer, January 2023
Report Highlights US Engineer Shortage, Cooling Post, January 2023
Refrigerant Carbon Credit Program Deemed Successful, ACHR News, January 2023
Bringing Sustainable Refrigeration to US Stores, Cooling Post, September 2022
Olympic Ice Rinks Put Spotlight on Potent Greenhouse Gases, New York Post, February 2022
Small Stores May Struggle With Refrigerant Transition, ACHR News, November 2021
Reducing Refrigerant Leaks Is Industry Concern, ACHR News, November 2021
EPA Moves to Reduce Super-Polluting Greenhouse Gases, ABC News, September 2021
EPA to Cut Greenhouse Gases Thousands of Times More Powerful Than Carbon Dioxide, The Washington Post, September 2021
Refrigerants Explained: How Supermarket Fridges Can Help the Planet Stay Cool, GreenBiz, August 2021
How Congress' Hydrofluorocarbon Legislation Will Affect Your Groceries, NPR, June 2021
Florida Grocers Asked to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Fox4, May 2021
Refrigerants Are the Worst Greenhouse Gas You’ve Never Heard Of. Here's What You Can Do, KQED, March 2021
California Awards US$1 million to Supermarkets for ‘Ultra-Low-GWP’ Systems, Hydrocarbons21, January 2021
Retail Refrigeration Stays Chill Under Regulatory Pressure, Progressive Grocer, January 2021
NASRC, ESCO Group Aim to Make CO2 Training Mainstream, ACHR News, September 2020
Energy Star Facilitator Embraces NatRefs, Ammonia21, July 2020
Fridges Hurt the Environment. Here’s How California Wants to Regulate Them, San Francisco Chronicle, February 2020
Women in Natural Refrigerants, Accelerate Magazine, January 2020
Accelerating America's Pledge, Bloomberg Philanthropies, December 2019
Why Supermarkets Are Key to a Cooler Climate, 1BusinessWorld, December 2019
California Supermarkets Prepare for Low-GWP Future, ACHR News, October 2019
Nope, It’s Not Too Late: We Saved The Ozone Layer, Didn’t We?, Clean Technica, September 2019
IEC Approves Higher Charge Limits for Flammable Refrigerants, ACHR News, August 2019
California Plan to Use Carbon Credits to Finance Natref Systems, R744, August 2019
What is Your Company Doing on the “Coolest” Day of The Year?, Innovation Medium, July 2019
Sustainable Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Becoming the Norm, Progressive Grocer, July 2019
‘I would do it again’, Hydrocarbons21, June 2019
California Allocates $1 Million in Incentives for Green Refrigeration, Ammonia21, June 2019
Should Grocers Fear Ammonia?, R744, May 2019
IEC Votes Down HC Charge-Limit Increase, Hydrocarbons21, April 2019
End the California Drought for Refrigerant Incentives, ACHR News, April 2019
SNAP Decisions: California’s Refrigerant Saga Continues, ACHR News, April 2019
NASRC: U.S. Committee Should Vote ‘Yes' on 500-g HC Charge, Hydrocarbons21, March 2019
Industry, Green NGOs Call On IEC National Committees To Vote ‘Yes’ To 500g HC Limit, Hydrocarbons21, March 2019
Supermarket Program Set For U.S. Industrial Conference, R744, February 2019
EPA Proposes to Rescind Leak Repair Rules for HFC Equipment, Hydrocarbons21, September 2018
Contractor Promotes Appeal of Technician Jobs, Hydrocarbons21, August 2018
2018 Top 40 Under 40 HVACR Professionals, ACHR News, August 2018
NASRC Workshop Focuses on Using Future-Proof Refrigerants, ACHR News, July 2018
Contractor Network Boosts Natural Refrigerants, ACHR News, February 2018
State Senator Lara introduces California Cooling Act to target HFCs, R744, February 2018
NASRC Launches NatRefs Contractor Network, Hydrocarbons21, January 2018
What policy changes will Shape North America’s HVAC&R industry in 2018?, Hydrocarbons21, January 2018
Cold Food, Hot Air: EPA Helps Supermarkets Switch to Refrigerants That Save Money and Lessen Global Warming, Scientific American, August 2017
Addressing Refrigerants as a Silent Leading Contributor to Global Warming, Danfoss’s CO2 Mobile Training Unit Comes to Meridian, BOMA Idaho, June 2017
NASRC Receives Award for Leadership, Refrigerated Transporter, June 2017
North American CO2 Transcritical Guide Online, R744, December 2016
Incentivizing Natural Refrigeration Systems—What It Takes and What’s at Stake, The Shelby Report, November 2016
Natural Refrigerant Workshop Unites Supermarkets, Utilities, ACHR News, August 2016
NASRC Dedicated to the Future of Natural Refrigerants, ACHR News, February 2016
‘Someone Else’ Has To Be Us!, Refrigerated & Frozen Buyer, October 2015