Ship Pollution Escapes Oakland Diesel Debate

Guest Contributor — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:27:29 +0000

Editor’s Note: This was a multi-party contribution involving Kim Komenich (photos) Kwan Booth (text) NewsDesk.org (editing) Spot.Us (financial support). This is part of a series that we’ll be posting over the next week.

While much of the debate on reducing emissions from the Port of Oakland has revolved around trucks, diesel pollution from the trucks is estimated to make up only 4 percent of West Oakland’s overall toxic burden.

A much larger percentage has been attributed to the international shipping companies that rent the ports — yet attempts to impose fees to pay for pollution controls have been sidetracked by global trade regulations and opposition by the state of California and even special interest groups in Oakland and the Bay Area.

Turning the Trade Deficit Green: Travelodge Builds Hotel from Shipping Containers

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:34:37 +0000

There are plenty of empty shipping containers in the US from our trade deficit, and several of my neighbors have purchased them for anything from building bridges to storing goods. Travelodge has just built a hotel in Uxbridge, England using shipping containers. By using shipping containers, Travelodge reduced 70% of on-site construction waste and built the hotel 40-60% faster than using traditional building techniques.

Via/Image: Inhabitat

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Ship Pollution Escapes Oakland Diesel Debate

Turning the Trade Deficit Green: Travelodge Builds Hotel from Shipping Containers