A recent famous environmental post states that sea travel causes half as much pollution as all the car travel in the world. This sounds like a dubious statistic. In any case, sea travel, that is shipping using boats, due to the low frictional losses due to traveling on water, is without a doubt the cheapest way to move bulk cargo. If we are to restrict sea travel for environmental reasons, we will definitely destroy the world economy. If we are destroying civilization, then what is the point of defending the environment. The environment is for human beings to enjoy. Environmental green concerns are important, but let us not turn this into another mindless religious. That is, I am not prepared to convert to a Gaia (Mother Earth) worshiper as yet.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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