Comments on: A Deal Has Been Struck; Obey Saves Great Lakes Ships From Compliance with Pollution Regs http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/a-deal-has-been-struck-obey-saves-great-lakes-ships-from-compliance-pollution-regs Great Lakes Restoration Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:42:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/a-deal-has-been-struck-obey-saves-great-lakes-ships-from-compliance-pollution-regs/comment-page-1#comment-3907 Tiffany Danitz Pache Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:34:54 +0000 http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3640#comment-3907 Don is right! We need to keep focused on ballast even as we move on GLRI and other fronts. If ships aren't willing to comply with the air standards they are sure to complain when new ballast technology is introduced.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3907','Tiffany Danitz Pache'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3907','Tiffany Danitz Pache','Don is right! We need to keep focused on ballast even as we move on GLRI and other fronts. If ships aren\'t willing to comply with the air standards they are sure to complain when new ballast technology is introduced.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Don is right! We need to keep focused on ballast even as we move on GLRI and other fronts. If ships aren’t willing to comply with the air standards they are sure to complain when new ballast technology is introduced.
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]]> By: Don mitchel http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/a-deal-has-been-struck-obey-saves-great-lakes-ships-from-compliance-pollution-regs/comment-page-1#comment-3464 Don mitchel Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3640#comment-3464 Dear Sirs, Although all things being done to try and clean up our environment are for the common good of mankind, I find it hard to believe, after Congress's and Rep Oberstars failure to again address the national security issue of ballast water, that the sudden renewed interest, to now address the important issues of air pollution by shipping is little more than a smoke screen to distract attention from Ballast Water. It might also be noted that Senator Boxer also had a renewed interest in shipping air quality after the demise, she created for ballast water legislation on the 110 congress. Sincerely Don Mitchel<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3464','Don mitchel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3464','Don mitchel','Dear Sirs, Although all things being done to try and clean up our environment are for the common good of mankind, I find it hard to believe, after Congress\'s and Rep Oberstars failure to again address the national security issue of ballast water, that the sudden renewed interest, to now address the important issues of air pollution by shipping is little more than a smoke screen to distract attention from Ballast Water. It might also be noted that Senator Boxer also had a renewed interest in shipping air quality after the demise, she created for ballast water legislation on the 110 congress. \r\nSincerely Don Mitchel'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Dear Sirs, Although all things being done to try and clean up our environment are for the common good of mankind, I find it hard to believe, after Congress’s and Rep Oberstars failure to again address the national security issue of ballast water, that the sudden renewed interest, to now address the important issues of air pollution by shipping is little more than a smoke screen to distract attention from Ballast Water. It might also be noted that Senator Boxer also had a renewed interest in shipping air quality after the demise, she created for ballast water legislation on the 110 congress.
Sincerely Don Mitchel
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