Stories of Interest on Friday

Parliament calls for tough limits on maritime pollution European Voice By Dave Keating - 16.02.2012 / 17:25 CET The European Parliament's environment committee today voted in favor of tougher rules on sulphur emissions from marine fuels. The MEPs said the EU should go further than International Maritime Organization ...                     http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2012/february/parliament-calls-for-tough-limits-on-maritime-pollution/73632.aspx

Shipping fuels: on course for better health and environment protection European Parliament (press release) Maritime emissions cause an estimated 50000 premature deaths in the EU each year. "Today's vote brings us a step closer to tougher EU rules on sulphur pollution from ships. Highly polluting shipping fuels have a serious impact on the environment but ...                          http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120130IPR36511/html/Shipping-fuels-on-course-for-better-health-and-environment-protection

MEPs' push for tougher marine fuels rules in doubt EurActiv ... a 1999 directive that would slash emissions of sulphur dioxide, a noxious pollutant that is blamed on more than 50000 premature deaths per year in the EU. Europe must revamp the directive to meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards,... http://www.euractiv.com/transport/meps-push-tougher-marine-fuels-rules-doubt-news-510872

Tougher Ship-Fuel Sulfur Limits Endorsed by EU Parliament Panel BusinessWeek 16 (Bloomberg) -- A European Parliament panel approved tougher restrictions on sulfur in ship fuel as part of a maritime clean-air package that may cost the industry as much as 11 billion euros ($14 billion) a year. The Parliament's environment ...                                                                                       http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-17/tougher-ship-fuel-sulfur-limits-endorsed-by-eu-parliament-panel.html