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United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area now effective

Green Car Congress

The ECA was designated under MARPOL amendments adopted in July 2011. There are now four three designated ECAs in effect globally: The new United States Caribbean Sea ECA (SO x , NO x and PM); the North American ECA (SO x , NO x and PM); the Baltic Sea ECA (SO x ); and. the North Sea ECA (SO x ).

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

An EAA member sets the Virgin Islands example. Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. It was a great island vehicle. Doug and Leslie White on St. It went up to 50 mph.”.

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International study finds heat stress to Caribbean corals in 2005 worst on record, coral reefs suffered record losses

Green Car Congress

Its research and monitoring program covers all shallow-water and deep-water coral reef ecosystems under the jurisdiction of the United States and is intended to inform resource managers, scientists, policymakers and the public. This research was supported by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program.

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