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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

Green Car Congress

Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. The new study is the first to track ship traffic on a global scale, Tournadre said.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

Baua Electric

The Canal transports about an eighth of global trade and a third of global container traffic, and is particularly important for shipping between Asia and the Mediterranean. But Somali piracy was largely “solved” by international cooperation and intervention, and is no longer currently a significant impact.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. The power and efficiency of the internal-combustion engine were at the core of the development of the automobile. and it still leads globally. Here, too, electricity is key. We can do the same for transportation.

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