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Tag Archives: Carbon

Study Shows Bottom Trawling Releases As Much Carbon As Air Travel

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Rick SpilmanJanuary 30, 2022

A ground-breaking study suggests that bottom trawling, a fishing practice in which heavy nets are dragged along the seabed, may be releasing more than a billion metric tons of carbon every year, which is comparable to carbon dioxide produced by … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Bottom Trawling, Carbon, seabed sediment

Comparing Carbon Footprints — Ships, Planes, Trucks & Germany

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Rick SpilmanApril 27, 2021

We recently posted “No, 15 Large Ships Do Not Pollute More Than All the Cars in the World.” It was based on a claim made by Dr. James Corbett in 2009, that only addressed sulfur pollution. Enthusiastic journalists picked up … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Carbon, carbon footprint, container ship, greenhouse gas, planed, trucks
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