An aspect of air pollution you'll not find on the front page very often is that which is spewed from the many ships needed to bring us the things we like.
Ship Operations include switching to a cleaner burning diesel fuel when entering or leaving port, in this way they partly avoid upsetting the sensibilities of the unassuming public.
On the high seas, that is, outside territorial waters, they switch to cheaper, cruder fuel.
Is it worth paying more for the things we like to cover the cost of cleaner fuel in the shipping business?
Cruise ships use the same fuel, would you pay more for a trip on the ocean?
Here are some links that may be of interest.
lighthouse.nu/sites/www.nu/files/air_po ... v_2011.pdf
Lots of technical data here, dealing with the EU but still relevant to the global scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExNLFsOiSU
A good video about the cruise industry and their wonderful fuel. (There may be a very short commercial you can skip)
theguardian.com/environment/2008/aug/19 ... lution.usa
An interesting article about ship pollution and the port of Los Angeles.
industrytap.com/worlds-15-biggest-ships ... world/8182
A short article but interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sKUgzzuHyg
A study of shipping pollution from Australia
All this is just something I've heard or scene but hadn't paid much attention to, but what happens off shore is getting more and more important, I'm not so much interested in outer space as I am in the world I see and work in or around. Our waters seem so much more vital for human interest than communication with aliens from off world.
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Re: Air Pollution from Ships
These links do not address increased Co2 from the shipping and cruise industry, its just me piling on.
In addition to affecting the air, anthropogenic climate change is happening at the ocean level as well.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Gar ... bage_Patch
I attempted to link a National Geographic article, what a nightmare that turned out to be, the wiki article is a suitable substitute.
This percentage comes from the national geographic article.
20% of debris comes from boaters, off shore oil rigs, and large cargo ships
The evidence is clear, Humans do harm "This Island Earth",(taken from RF Jones book of the same title).
An article that attempt's to debunk the garbage patch while at the same time admitting there is a problem, (deniers are so optimistic).
According to the article we're to think that even if the plastisphere is not as bad as some describe (national geographic) its still somehow good because bugs are thriving, also there are testing faults as only dead birds and fish are being looked at, here's an idea, cut open some living fish and look in their guts!.
io9.com/5911969/lies-youve-been-told-ab ... bage-patch
In addition to affecting the air, anthropogenic climate change is happening at the ocean level as well.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Gar ... bage_Patch
I attempted to link a National Geographic article, what a nightmare that turned out to be, the wiki article is a suitable substitute.
This percentage comes from the national geographic article.
20% of debris comes from boaters, off shore oil rigs, and large cargo ships
The evidence is clear, Humans do harm "This Island Earth",(taken from RF Jones book of the same title).
An article that attempt's to debunk the garbage patch while at the same time admitting there is a problem, (deniers are so optimistic).
According to the article we're to think that even if the plastisphere is not as bad as some describe (national geographic) its still somehow good because bugs are thriving, also there are testing faults as only dead birds and fish are being looked at, here's an idea, cut open some living fish and look in their guts!.
io9.com/5911969/lies-youve-been-told-ab ... bage-patch
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Re: Air Pollution from Ships
Carbon Arc Plasma Gasification is a process for clean renewable energy, it uses municipal solid waste as a base fuel source and produces only an inert by-product that has renewable uses as well.
alfaenergysolutions.com/home/plasma-arc ... ification/
There are technologies out there that have a tremendous return on investment. Only when the consumer is made aware of the available options will they be able to seek change's in the energy production and manufacturing industries. There needs to be a profitable demand before we can begin to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The potential profits are there but a will to implement changes has to be there as well.
alfaenergysolutions.com/home/plasma-arc ... ification/
There are technologies out there that have a tremendous return on investment. Only when the consumer is made aware of the available options will they be able to seek change's in the energy production and manufacturing industries. There needs to be a profitable demand before we can begin to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The potential profits are there but a will to implement changes has to be there as well.