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News|Nation of Change

Ship It Zero coalition sends open letter to Target requesting meeting to discuss health-harming pollution

July 5, 2022 — In an open letter to Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, the coalition is holding the retailer accountable for its outsized role in the port congestion crisis.

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Long Beach

Los Angeles

Insight

Open Letter to Target from Long Beach and Los Angeles Ship It Zero coalition

June 28, 2022 — We, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ship It Zero coalition, consisting of climate, environmental justice, public health, and faith groups, write to request a meeting with [Target CEO Brian Cornell] in Southern California regarding health-harming pollution from your ocean cargo imports.

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Port pollution

News|Offshore Energy

Long Beach City Council OKs resolution calling for 100% zero-emissions shipping

June 23, 2022 — “As a hub for international trade, Long Beach and its residents face significant impacts from cargo ship pollutants,” Al Austin II, Long Beach City Council Member, District 8, said.

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Maritime shipping industry

News|Hellenic Shipping News

San Pedro Bay Port Complex to Commit to 100% Zero-Emissions Ocean Shipping by 2030

June 23, 2022 — Long Beach City Councilmember Cindy Allen introduced the resolution on Earth Day, calling on Long Beach’s top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex, which includes the Port of Long Beach, on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030.

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Long Beach

Maritime shipping industry

News|AJOT

Ship It Zero resolution passes Long Beach City Council 

June 22, 2022 — This resolution would unite the nation’s largest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach – and the largest U.S. seaport complex – in making the commitment of zero-emissions ocean shipping by 2030.

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Long Beach

Maritime shipping industry

Press Release

Ship It Zero Resolution Passes Long Beach City Council 

June 22, 2022 — Long Beach City Councilmember Cindy Allen introduced the resolution on Earth Day, calling on Long Beach’s top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex, which includes the Port of Long Beach, on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030.

Long Beach

Maritime shipping industry

Port congestion

News|Long Beach Post

Long Beach climate activists protest ship pollution on Earth Day

April 25, 2022 — A group of more than 50 environmental activists organized a protest on Friday, marching from Whaley Park to the Target store on Bellflower Boulevard in East Long Beach.

Earth Day

Long Beach

Target

News|Business Insider

Amazon and Target play an ‘outsized role’ in California port congestion compared to competitors Ikea and Walmart, new study says

November 29, 2021 — The report breaks down the shipping routes and carriers used by Amazon, Target, Ikea, and Walmart in order to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions released by cargo ships.

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Port congestion

News|Spectrum News 1

Ship It Zero aims to set sail on low-carbon cargo

November 29, 2021 — Cargo ships have been idling at the port of Los Angeles for months due to the backlog caused by labor shortages, supply chain problems and the ongoing ripple effects of COVID-19.

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Zero carbon