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

Green Car Congress

Traffic went up in every ocean during the 20 years of the study, except off the coast of Somalia, where increasing piracy has almost completely halted commercial shipping since 2006. Ships powered by fossil fuels dump oil, fuel and waste into the water and pump exhaust into the air.

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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. We would also have a degree of resilience in the face of threats. And they exist. In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy. Here, too, electricity is key. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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