Brrrr. It’s cold in here.
In the first part of a two-part conversation with author Eric Dean Wilson, we journey into the shady underworld of used refrigerant sales, take a look back at the history of air conditioning, and wonder how we almost managed to destroy all life on earth in our quest for personal comfort.
Get yourself a copy of After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort.
Read Eric’s recent essay in Orion about this summer’s endless plumes of wildfire smoke.
Read the Project Drawdown report on CFCs
And if you’re going to get rid of your old A/C, read the EPA’s advice on how to safely dispose of it first.
Guest bio:
Eric Dean Wilson is the author of After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort. His essays have appeared in Time, Orion, The Baffler, Tin House, and elsewhere. A resident of Flatbush, Brooklyn, he teaches creative writing and American literature at Wagner College.
