From the Editor’s Desk: Obama and the Environment
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By , on November 15th, 2010 5 comments   Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Industry & Government, Mining, Oil Spills   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Obama’s Pledge on the Environment “We cannot afford more of the same timid politics when the future of our planet is at stake. Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now. We are already breaking records with the intensity of our storms, the number of forest fires, the periods of drought. By 2050 . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: Obama and the Environment

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First Fuel Cell Ship
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By , on December 21st, 2009 5 comments   Conservation & Environment, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Scientific American discusses why cargo ships need to be cleaner In fact, emissions of nitrogen oxides from one ship burning diesel in a year are greater than those from 22,000 cars…After all, fuel costs for a tanker ship are fully 41 percent of its total operating costs. In response, a Norwegian shipping company installed a . . . → Read More: First Fuel Cell Ship

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