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New Global Pact to Dump Dirty Diesels at Sea
Posted on October 10, 2008
Good news on the Dump Dirty Diesels Campaign front today...Yesterday, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted new fuel and emissions standards for large diesel-fueled, ocean-going ships. When fully implemented, this will help reduce pollution by 80 percent or more from even the largest, dirtiest, sootiest cargo ships on the high seas, including those that are foreign-flagged operating in U.S. waters.Cleaner ships will be good news for anybody who breathes air that is downwind from any of our nation's ports.And, that's a lot of people: according to the U.S. EPA, more than 87 milli...
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