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London Calling
Clean Vessels Program Manager, John Kaltenstein went to London, England to attend the 58th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). …
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Ship Shape: Stopping Whale Strikes
Question: How can you reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save whal…
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Congress on Energy: “Drill, baby…shill!”
Congress is failing to serve the public when it comes to our energy crisis and global warming. A compromised energy bill just passed the House and now the Senate is considering similar legislation…
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Ship Shape: Reducing Vessel Speed
Reducing vessel speed represents one important way in which ships can limit air pollutants including greenhouse gases. A 10% decrease in fleet speed can translate into more than a 20% reduction in…
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Ship Shape: Reducing Harmful Global Air Pollution
After a great amount of effort by Friends of the Earth and partners including air quality control districts, the U.S. Congress finally passed legislation last month to implement an international oc…
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Holding Bush’s EPA Accountable
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must treat greenhouse gases as “pollutants,” President Bush’s lap dog at the EPA—Administrator Stephen Johnson—still refuses to respo…
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Don’t Be A [Gene] Doper
Don’t Be A [Gene] Doper Athletes are seeking a new, controversial technology that may make it possible to alter their DNA, allowi…