Maersk Switches To Cleaner Fuel in CA Ports

I was pointed to this article from a weekly Net Impact newletter I receive. It's a few days old but certainly worth reading.

The article, from the San Francisco Chronicle, is about how Maersk, a Danish shipping firm, is cutting their emission of pollutants at California's ports. As the ships approach the ports, they switch to cleaner burning engines. The company estimates that the switch, which occurs 24 miles from shore, will cut 400 tons of emissions annually.

The article also points out that the California Air Resources Board estimates that 2,400 premature deaths occur each year due to the heavy pollution emitted when goods are brought ashore.

The has cost Maersk to switch engines to comply with a regulation that will be in effect soon.