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The Problems with Liquefied Natural Gas

Ocean Conservancy

With more than 90% of global trade moving by ocean transport, maritime shipping is a major driver of the world economy. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post The Problems with Liquefied Natural Gas appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Indirect Source Rules: An Emerging Route Toward Clean Freight

Union of Concerned Scientists

Shipping containers that arrive on large ocean vessels, like these seen at the Port of Oakland, are most often unloaded by diesel equipment, moved around shipping yards by diesel trucks, and make their way to warehouses and distribution hubs on diesel semi-trucksISRs can influence the electrification of these processes.

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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters.