Communities for Clean Ports educates, collaborates, and advocates towards finding clean, sustainable, and eventually zero-carbon, non-polluting alternatives to the current goods movement system. Below you'll find items in our Action Center--opportunities for you to make your voice heard and engage with our decision makers on the national, state, regional and local levels. Lend your support for a goods movement system that aims for clean air, alternative fuels and technologies and good jobs! The Ports' Clean Truck Promise: Sign our petititon to support alternative fuel trucksMore than a year ago, both Ports committed to replacing at least 50% of their 16,000 dirty diesel trucks with the alternative-fueled trucks that are the cleanest available. But as of the end of last month, fewer than 2% of the fleet's trucks are alternative-fueled. Make no mistake, there are people at the Ports working hard for a cleaner future. Industry, however, is fighting to kill the Clean Trucks Program. Today, we're at a make-or-break point, because almost the entire port truck fleet is being replaced this year. Tell the Ports that you support the cleanest available heavy-duty trucks on our roads, and urge them to act now to deploy thousands of clean, alternative-fueled trucks this year. Click here to take action! Take a look at some of the PAST ACTIONS that we've taken with your support!Upcoming Events
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- Health costs to Californians, so far this year, of port related pollution in California.
The Ports of LA Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan passed in November 2006, and 1500 clean trucks service the ports.
Port Pollution Facts
- In Long Beach, 20% of children under 17 have been diagnosed with asthma - nearly twice the national average.
- $67 million: The cost of respiratory problems associated with ports in CA.
- Diesel Exhaust is responsible for 84% of the cancer risk from air pollution in the Southern California Air Basin.
- $19 BILLION: Cost on health system due to port pollution. average.
- Each day the Port of LA emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
- 2,400 - Estimated number of premature deaths caused by diesel emissions.
- 800,000: Number of children that pollution reduction could save from lung disease.
- Each day the Port of Los Angeles emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
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