Jesse Marquez and his Coalition for a Safe Environment have waged a relentless campaign to clean up the harbor-area environment in recent years, and his reputation as a pugnacious critic of the oil, shipping, trucking and rail industry is legend, so it was no surprise to learn Thursday that he's heading to Germany next week to check out new low-emission technologies being developed by that nation's notoriously advanced engineers.
Industry groups trying to sell a "trash-to-energy" incineration system to the City of Los Angeles apparently convinced him to make the trek, believing that if they can gain approval from Marquez and his allies, the project may just have a chance.
Marquez, a lifelong Wilmington resident, also plans to check out a Magnetic Levitation rail line being developed near Hamburg, and will visit the Port of Rotterdam to see how well the Germans are doing cleaning up their pollution problems.
Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles,
covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video
and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working
men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
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