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America’s New Maritime Plan Is Competing for the Wrong Century

America’s New Maritime Plan Is Competing for the Wrong Century
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The new U.S. Maritime Action Plan, available from the White House Maritime Insights page, is serious policy work. It acknowledges that American commercial shipbuilding has withered to less than 1% of global output and that only a handful of domestic yards can build large oceangoing vessels. It recognizes workforce shortages, … [continued]

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Canada, California, & Europe: Three Ways to Force EV Adoption

In The UK, “Power To The People” Is Latest Clean Energy Trend
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Canada has just shifted its electric vehicle policy architecture. Instead of relying on an explicit EV sales mandate, the federal government has moved toward tightening fleet average emissions standards combined with credit trading and trade policy adjustments. On the surface, this looks like a procedural change. In practice, it changes … [continued]

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