U.S. House of Reps. OKs Bill to Cut Ship Pollution

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Source: REUTERS

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation late on Monday to cut polluting emissions spewed by ships powered by diesel fuel.

Under the House bill, the U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency would be given the authority to develop and enforce emission limits on the thousands of domestic and foreign-flagged vessels that enter U.S. waters each year.

The legislation would bring U.S. ship emission standards and requirements in line with pollution regulations followed by other countries.

Those regulations were adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 1997 to limit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts that deplete the Earth's ozone.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-ships-pollution.html

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1. Good move. One step in the solution. Saw a piece in the MSM citing ship pollution

as a chunk of the pollutant load we generate.

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2. What an OUTRAGEOUS Abuse of Power!!!

Or at least that's what I suspect will be the reaction Senator Ted Stevens or That idiot Senator from Alabama, I forget his name.:evilgrin:

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3. That's wonderful news!

I was really excited until I noticed the line about bringing US ships in line with other countries and then I went into "Gee, it's about time" mode. I really want to see the US become a global leader in anti pollution. I don't believe you have to be a fanatic to be a leader.