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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 07:44 PM Original message |
How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Kick |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. When you consider the amount of 'load' those ocean-going ... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. "There is no reason ship engines cannot run on clean fuel, like cars." |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. China |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Bummer |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. We dont need to ship so much stuff. It is cheap because they can pollute. nt |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. all these ships could use a sail for part of the journey. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Dirigibles |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. double kick |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. The problems is not that they are ships |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Interesting. Thanks for bringing some science. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Some more comparisons: |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. yikes! |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Cars can have cleaner air coming out than going in. |
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Ernesto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. They burn "bunker fuel", the cheapest by-products of gas refining plus... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. It is foolish to think that all energy from crude won't be burned. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. It does occur to me that... |
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kjones (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. While I totally agree that they need to always be looking for improvements... |
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