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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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It’s Time To Create Respectful National Flood Relocation Planning

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Three years ago I wrote about a member of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation named Theresa “Betty” Billiot. She reminisced about how the area around her Louisiana home was once filled with cattle grazing in pastures, cotton fields, and wild prairie dotted with duck ponds. That strong memory is fleeting, … [continued]

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