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Environment & Energy

Blues Heron

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6. but it would eliminate toxic air pollution in favor of nontoxic CO2, bad as that is

Reply to NNadir (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 12:30 AM

Aug 2023

getting rid of particulate air pollution and all the toxic shit that burned bunker oil spews out would seem to be a laudable goal for the shipping industry.

Of course CO2 is bad but at least its a nontoxic gas despite its heat trapping properties. It wont give you cancer for example.

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Yanmar Announces 300kW Marine Hydrogen Fuel Cell System [View all] Caribbeans Aug 2023 OP

It's so good to see... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #1

Somewhat Related: Toyota introduces a hydrogen rubbish truck in Japan Caribbeans Aug 2023 #2

They should just burn the dirty fossil fuels from which hydrogen is made at a thermodynamic loss. NNadir Aug 2023 #3

Wouldnt this cut air pollution though? Blues Heron Aug 2023 #4

No. It will make air pollution even worse, and drive climate change faster. NNadir Aug 2023 #5

but it would eliminate toxic air pollution in favor of nontoxic CO2, bad as that is Blues Heron Aug 2023 #6

Moving pollution and making more pollution in doing so is not clean; it's filthy. NNadir Aug 2023 #7

It's not toxic like particulates or cancer causing substances in bunker fuel exhaust Blues Heron Aug 2023 #8

I personally do not value bourgeois cruise people over people who will be killed near chemical... NNadir Aug 2023 #9

its for work boats and cargo ships not just cruise ships Blues Heron Aug 2023 #10