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May 28, 2021 By Jim Myers Washington, D.C.—The Maritime Administration announced the availability of $10.8 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), whose purpose is to encourage the use of America’s 25,000 miles of navigable waterways.  “The America’s Marine Highway Program increases the use of environmentally sustainable practices to move freight across our transportation system,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “These investments help local communities reduce congest...

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Part 3 of 10: Realizing a Hydrogen Economy Series International seaborne transportation is a primary driver of international trade and the global economy, with approximately 80 percent of global trade by volume carried by ships at sea. The shipping sector has experienced steady growth for decades, although carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the primary greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted from marine shipping. In 2012, CO 2 and GHG emissions from international shipping were estimated to be around 2.1 percent and 2.2 percent of global emissions, respectively. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has si...

Meeting ID: 874 9052 7791 Passcode: 0419 Purpose: The Planning Commission is proposing to amend the Westford Land Use & Development Regulations for the following purposes: 1. To correct and clarify certain spelling, grammatical, punctuation and reference errors that appeared in the regulations; 2. To revise and refine the regulations based on feedback from the Development Review Board, Administrative Officer, Town Attorney and members of the public. Geographic Area Affected: Entire Town. Table of Contents & Summary of Changes to the Westford Land Use & Development Regulations...

On an acela train last night, this accident would not have happened because there is automatic train stop that is part of the acela system. so it is possible to do this even though we don't have positive train control implemented nationwide. and frankly, i don't understand why we haven't implemented positive train stop on the northeast corridor. we can do it. >> professor, let me ask you about that the automatic train stop. how is it to put in trains and trains that don't have it as in this one? >> well there's unexpected problems. when they passed the law, there were nine systems under test t...