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Huge Cargo Sailing Ship Completes Voyage Across Atlantic

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The Neoliner Origin has been dubbed the world’s largest cargo sailing ship at 136 meters or about 446 feet in length. It recently traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from France to the US, but sustained some damage along the route so it is undergoing repairs while cargo is being offloaded. … [continued]

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge’s plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The decision Wednesday comes despite findings that construction could harm the environmentally sensitive area. The Corps fast-tracked the project in April after a directive from President Donald Trump. Enbridge now needs a permit from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to start the project. Environmentalists are urging the state to deny the permit.

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Island Ports Enable Long-Distance Electric Shipping

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International shipping contributes to CO2, NO2, and SO2 emissions. Pollution from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), colloquially termed bunker fuel, has long been considered a problem. Heavy Fuel Oil has high sulfur content, and the global shipping industry produces 12% and 13% respectively of global SO2 and NO2 emissions, contributing a … [continued]

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From Fossil To Renewable: California’s Diesel Transition & The Future Of Refineries

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In a recent article, California Refineries Close as Gasoline Demand Slips into Permanent Decline, I wrote that diesel consumption in California had not declined even as gasoline demand slipped. Jeremy Martin from the Union of Concerned Scientists reached out to me to point to some data I’d missed. I reviewed … [continued]

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