Comments on: Home Depot To Green Truck Operations At Ports http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/11/27/home-depot-to-green-truck-operations-at-ports/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:02:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/11/27/home-depot-to-green-truck-operations-at-ports/comment-page-1/#comment-24350 Eric Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:29:45 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/11/27/home-depot-to-green-truck-operations-at-ports/#comment-24350 Sorry, but I dont think this is news. The port commissions in LA and Long Beach have mandated that truckers entering and leaving the port areas be upgraded to reduce emmissions. Its required for truckers to upgrade or replace trucks as you note. The HD and Nike "efforts" to my mind are political campaigns to appear "green" for their own marketing reasons. They had LITTLE to do with this. It was the port commissions and even then that was a malformed effort if you research it. Sorry, but I dont think this is news. The port commissions in LA and Long Beach have mandated that truckers entering and leaving the port areas be upgraded to reduce emmissions. Its required for truckers to upgrade or replace trucks as you note.

The HD and Nike “efforts” to my mind are political campaigns to appear “green” for their own marketing reasons. They had LITTLE to do with this. It was the port commissions and even then that was a malformed effort if you research it.

]]> By: Concerned person http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/11/27/home-depot-to-green-truck-operations-at-ports/comment-page-1/#comment-24254 Concerned person Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:02:22 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/11/27/home-depot-to-green-truck-operations-at-ports/#comment-24254 I am totally confused. Why is this such a great news? Both Home Depot and CMI are forced to have clean trucks by 2012 if they want to run in the ports anyways. This is a mandate that the ports adapted a month ago. If you want real News, concentrate on companies that meetthe 2007 emissions standards today like the LNG trucks, not dirty diesel trucks to be replaced 5 years from now. As I see it, all Home Depot and CMI have done is comitted to run dirty trucks for another 5 years. They are doing nothing TODAY to clean up the air. I am totally confused. Why is this such a great news? Both Home Depot and CMI are forced to have clean trucks by 2012 if they want to run in the ports anyways. This is a mandate that the ports adapted a month ago.

If you want real News, concentrate on companies that meetthe 2007 emissions standards today like the LNG trucks, not dirty diesel trucks to be replaced 5 years from now.

As I see it, all Home Depot and CMI have done is comitted to run dirty trucks for another 5 years. They are doing nothing TODAY to clean up the air.

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