Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
The Port of Long Beach will shortly release its final environmental review documents for the Middle Harbor Development Project. My, how times have changed since the Pier J debacle of 2004. In 2004, "green" was a four-letter word when talking...continued→
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Today, the Engineering and Environmental Committee of the Board of Harbor Commissioners for the Port of Long Beach heard an amendment to provide more money to shippers to clean up the filthy fuel these ships currently burn. The Committee pushed sweetening this...continued→
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Ben Hewitt wrote a very interesting piece in Discover Magazine online about upcoming technologies to clean up the shipping industry. Of particular note, the article describes some of the externalities of global shipping, including greenhouse gas emissions, traditional air pollution...continued→
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Doc and Merle Watson, a father/son bluegrass duo from North Carolina, covered an Elizabeth Cotton song called Freight Train Blues. In some ways, this song should be the anthem of the Los Angeles region because we are definitely suffering from...continued→
