A bit of good news:
EPA Announcement: Stimulus Grants for Diesel Emissions Reduction
$2.85 million going to Port Authority to reduce cruise line emissions at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (plus other projects). (View full press release here).
Thanks in no small part to community advocacy, no doubt. Let's make sure it is spent well.
Dan Wiley
Community Coordinator
Congresswoman
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Positive News Concerning 'Cold Ironing' at The Cruise Terminal
We received the following note from the office of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez:
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It should also be noted that the Port Authority will be replacing older trucks with more modern vehicles by offering truckers 25% off the price of the modern truck. It would be interesting to see if this model can be adapted by other truck and bus companies.
ReplyDeleteIt should also be noted that the Port Authority will be replacing older trucks with more modern vehicles by offering truckers 25% off the price of the modern truck. It would be interesting to see if this model can be adapted by other truck and bus companies.
ReplyDeleteThe discount is a good first step. But independent drivers are paid poverty wages -- on average $28,000 a year, according to a Daily News editorial by Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Andrea Batista Schlesinger -- and will likely find it impossible to afford new trucks even with this discount. The Port Authority must raise the wages of independent drivers if it's truly serious about greening the ports.
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