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Port of Cleveland action plan aims for net zero emissions by 2050

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11 months ago

September 8, 2023

Port of Cleveland action plan aims for net zero emissions by 2050

The Port of Cleveland board of directors unanimously approved its 2024-2028 strategic plan, along with its first climate action plan, Thursday in an effort to expand the city’s shipping economy and advance sustainable practices.

The Port of Cleveland is the first port in the Great Lakes Region to adopt a climate action plan; its goal is to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The goal aligns with reduction targets set by the city of Cleveland, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency and the Biden administration.

“We’re out in front and leading in terms of how do we decarbonize our port, how do we get to a point where we can run everything off electricity, not off of fossil fuels, and do our part not only for climate change, but also lessen impacts on our neighbors as well,” Port of Cleveland President and CEO Will Friedman said.

Our strategic plan, which we update every five years, is really a set of policies, goals, actions and then measurements that are the direction from the board to the staff in terms of what we’re going to implement, what we’re going to try to get done for the port over the next five years.

Will Friedman, The Port of Cleveland President and CEO
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The port’s biggest goal will be to “electrify everything we can control by 2050,” Friedman said. This will primarily include Port of Cleveland’s own equipment, which he said should be the most achievable, and where the port is getting its power.

“We’re working with Cleveland Public Power right now to potentially maybe use solar energy on the rooftops of our buildings down at the port as one source of energy,” Friedman said, “and then maybe use what are called power purchase agreements through CPP to buy renewable energy so we’re not sourcing from coal burning plants or plants that are not renewable.”

The third focus area includes business partners like trucking and cargo ship companies and is the largest carbon emitter in the port contributing to about 80% of emissions according to Senior Manager of Planning, Environment and Information Systems Carly Beck.

“We have committed ourselves to working directly with our terminal operator Logistec to provide whatever they need for charging infrastructure, for example, to reduce their … emissions.”

The port began tracking its air quality impacts in 2016, according to the news release, which includes calculations of pollution emitted from equipment, vehicles and vessels.

While the Port of Cleveland cannot directly control its business partners, it plans to provide incentives, like charging stations, grant funding and rebate programs, to encourage carbon emission reduction.

The port may look into implementing mandates in the future to meet emission reduction goals depending on the market, Friedman said.

“We can’t go out and give a mandate to a customer and then they go to another port that would … sort of be self-defeating,” he said. “So, we’re going to try to balance all that out and drive toward our overall goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.”

Though Cleveland’s manufacturing history might create different perspectives on the relationship between manufacturing and sustainability, it is possible to do both, Board Chair J. Stefan Holmes said.

“The port has been traditionally a leader not only in in economic development but also in bringing about ecological understanding and bringing it to a really a forefront for the entire community on how important it is to have our lake and river clean,” he said. “Commerce as well as the environmental considerations go hand in hand and you can do both. You can be leaders in both, and so I’m just pleased that we’ve come to recognize that fact.”

The decision to implement a climate action plan largely came from a push from Port of Cleveland customers, Friedman said.

“If we were to say, ‘oh no, we’re not going to take this seriously,’ I’ve already heard from some of our major customers who have said there would be a big problem for us,” he said. “Our board, as you can see, voted unanimously. We’re moving ahead and we’re excited to get this work done.”

The approval of the climate action plan will also allow the Port of Cleveland to compete for federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvements grant funding to support its Advanced Cargo Processing & Fiber Connectivity Project and the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities grant program, the news release stated.

In addition to the climate action plan, the strategic plan also includes new opportunities for shipping Ohio’s agriculture and manufactured products to Europe and expand its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

“How do we, how do people get to a point where they’re qualified, where they have the right credentials, where they sort of checked all the boxes and they can come in and compete successfully for business?” Friedman said. “We have to do some work on our part to help them … get ready in that in that arena.”

The port will provide historically disadvantaged businesses with resources and guidance, while continue its community investments in its Community Impact Fund to support additional workforce development programs, according to the news release.

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

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4 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One man is dead after a shooting following reports of a large fight on the east side, according to Cleveland Police.

Police got reports of a large fight around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of East 71st Street.

While officers were en route, they learned that two people were shot.

Police located a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man who were both shot, according to a release.

Both of the men were taken to the hospital by EMS.

The 22-year-old man later died at the hospital.

The condition of the 24-year-old is unknown.

Cleveland Police homicide unit is investigating, according to police.

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 Results: Winners And Grades On August 3, 2024

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12 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 results

Credit: WWE.com

WWE SummerSlam 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio advertised six championship matches. Among them was Solo Sikoa challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship, LA Knight challenging Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship, Sami Zayn defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker and GUNTHER challenging Damian Priest for the WWE World Championship.

This week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.412 million viewers on SyFy after being preempted by the Olympics.

WWE SummerSlam Results | August 3, 2024

Liv Morgan def. Rhea Ripley | WWE Women’s World Championship
Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn | WWE Intercontinental Championship
LA Knight def. Logan Paul | WWE United States Championship
Nia Jax def. Bayley | WWE Women’s Championship
Drew McIntyre def. CM Punk
GUNTHER def. Damian Priest | WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa | WWE Undisputed Championship

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Ticket Sales

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Distributed: 55,858
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Available: 807

WWE Money In The Bank 2024 Winners And Grades

Liv Morgan Def. Rhea Ripley

Despite all the talk of The Judgment Day competing by themselves, Dominik Mysterio accompanied Rhea Ripley to the ring.

Michael Cole noted the last time Rhea Ripley lost a singles match was 26 months ago. To Liv Morgan.

This match started as a cat-and-mouse as Liv ran away from Ripley. Fans became frustrated and booed Liv loudly.

Rhea dominated this match until Liv Morgan dodged a charging Ripley and followed up by throwing her, shoulder-first, into the turnbuckle. Ripley could be heard (kayfabe) saying “it’s out, it’s out!”

Fans were split as they made dueling chants of “let’s go Rhea/let’s go Liv!”

Liv Morgan (kayfabe) popped her shoulder back into place by running herself into the announce table and fans went crazy.

Ripley hit the riptide, but did not pin Morgan. Instead, she grabbed a steel chair that Morgan brought into the ring. Mysterio grabbed the chair from her, which was the wise decision because she would have gotten herself disqualified. This led to an Oblivion for a nearfall and “holy s—t” chants.

Dom distracted the ref, leading to an Oblivion on the steel chair for the win. After the match, Dominik Mysterio kissed Liv Morgan and they left together.

Backstage, Damian Priest was furious with Dominik Mysterio for his actions. Finn and the rest of the Judgment Day vowed to go find him. I don’t trust them.

Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan Grade: A-

Bron Breakker Def. Sami Zayn

Bron Breakker hit his always impressive Breakkensteiner early on, then he proceeded to scream “quit!” at Sami Zayn.

Bron Breakker cut Sami Zayn off with a Spear, then he hit ayn with another Spear for the win. This wasn’t necessarily a squash match, but it was definitely a dominant win for Breakker.

Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn Grade: B

LA Knight Def. Logan Paul

Logan Paul wore a Cleveland-inspired American Flag vest and greeted two security guards on his way to the ring. One of hte security guards turned out to be Cleveland’s own MGK.

LA Knight shattered the glass on Logan Paul’s Prime vehicle before making his way to the ring.

Paul cleared the table, but LA Knight got the better of him with a modified TKO, though the table didn’t break.

Paul won these people over with a springboard moonsault on LA Knight. Though they cheered the spot, they eventually came to their senses and chanted “you still suck!”

After jumping up on the top rope, LA Knight hit a scary looking superplex. Fans chanted “this is awesome” after a nearfall.

Logan Paul borrowed brass knuckles from MGK. After a shot to LA Knight, Knight countered with a BFT.

Logan Paul vs. LA Knight Grade: A-

Nia Jax Def. Bayley

Bayley relentlessly knocked Nia Jax off her feet early in the match.

Nia Jax took control of the match, to the point where she hit the Annihilator, but Bayley kicked out.

Jax called herself “reckless” and “clumsy” while trash-talking Bayley on offense.

Bayley hit an awesome power bomb on Nia Jax from the top rope. The fans were fervently into a match that struggled to follow Logan Paul vs. LA Knight.

A Tiffany Stratton cash-in was thwarted by Bayley, but the distraction led to two power bombs and two Annihilators for the win.

Nia Jax vs. Bayley Grade: A-

Drew McIntyre Def. CM Punk

Seth Rollins walked out in a long cloak, and what was under the jacket was certain to be even wilder.

WWE used ref cameras on the referee’s ear, and there were never more ref cam shots than during Seth Rollins’ entrance.

Rollins’ referee outfit were baggy, bedazzled pants and a cutoff shirt similar to Shawn Michaels.

Fans chanted “CM Punk” to start the match as punk donned pink gear in homage to Bret Hart.

Rollins did a great job working the fans into a frenzy before ringing the bell. When the bell rang, Punk and McIntyre brawled like crazy.

Instead of counting to 10 while Punk and McIntyre were outside of the ring, Rollins instead chose to tie his shoes. Rollins also took immense pleasure in seeing Punk and Rollins beat the hell out of one another.

During an Anaconda Vice on McIntyre, Punk secured his friendship bracelet and the entire stadium celebrated.

Punk stopped his GTS on McIntyre dead in its tracks and confronted Rollins about wearing his bracelet, which Rollins picked up off the ground did wear, but out of no malice.

After a ref bump and a nearfall (followed by a second visual pinfall), Punk and Rollins got into a heated argument. Punk hit a Go To Sleep on Rollins and took his bracelet back, but it cost him the match.

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk Grade: B+

GUNTHER Def. Damian Priest

Finn Balor wished Damian Priest luck before the match. Famous last words.

GUNTHER already had chop marks on his chest before the match even started.

GUNTHER and Priest chopped the hell out of one another to the point where GUNTHER was bleeding from the chest.

Finn Balor hit the ring, presumably to save Priest, but he ended up costing Priest the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by putting GUNTHER’s leg on the bottom rope.

After this match, Jelly Roll, The Miz and R-Truth took out A-Town Down Under.

GUNTHER vs. Damian Priest Grade: B+

Cody Rhodes Def. Solo Sikoa

Cody Rhodes ran into Arn Anderson backstage, and Anderson said he called in a few favors to a few allies of Cody Rhodes. Some of whom he knows, some he doesn’t.

For a full recap of Cody vs. Solo Sikoa in Bloodline Rules, click here.

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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19 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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