Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (D-CA) introduced the Zero-Emission Vessel Innovation Act.
The legislation authorizes a $1 billion a year Zero Emission Vessel Innovation Fund within the Maritime Administration.
The fund would provide grants and low-interest loans to accelerate projects focused on zero-emission vessels, clean alternative fuel vessels that reduce ship emissions by at least 90%.
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Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”