The program keeping Californians cool and the planet cooler

A man looks under the hood of a car Courtesy CAR effort A young woman in California spent three years driving around without a working air conditioner She was disabled on a limited income and the primary caretaker of her elderly mother with Alzheimer s This was the exact affair Nathan Perrine executive director of the council that manages the Cool Air Rebate venture sought to help Launching the CAR activity led to helping nearly Californians in need and funding million in repairs over months Perrine disclosed the young woman stood out in his mind as a occurrence that truly mattered It removed a big source of frustration a big obstacle in her life it really benefited a family that needed it Perrine commented The initiative works with more than local automotive repair shops to cover up to of the cost of repairing a leaky refrigerant system With participating shops in San Diego residents can apply for the operation online The requirements for acceptance include an income cap and a wagon that is leaking R- a refrigerant R- a is a common automotive refrigerant which entirely funds the campaign by using unclaimed deposits from sales At local shops Perrine encourages businesses to get involved If you re a shop owner this is an opportunity to be part of the public and to offer a activity to help your customers solve particular problems Perrine explained By fixing these leaky units the operation attacks two problems at once It helps keep California cool and settled and pushes to improve the air quality The refrigerant contains a greenhouse gas that can trap times more heat in the atmosphere than an equal amount of carbon dioxide According to Perrine these repairs prevented the release of more than pounds of R- a which is comparable to the CO emissions of cars over a year It s not just safe for consumers and their families to have a confident ride Perrine mentioned There s a real air quality benefit to this