Comments on: Japan’s first solar cargo ship–Greenwashing at Sea http://climaticidechronicles.org/2008/12/21/japans-first-solar-cargo-ship-greenwashing-at-sea/ Social and political commentary with a special emphasis on global warming and climate change Wed, 25 May 2011 15:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ibugle http://climaticidechronicles.org/2008/12/21/japans-first-solar-cargo-ship-greenwashing-at-sea/#comment-484 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:01:48 +0000 http://climaticidechronicles.org/?p=1424#comment-484 I couldn’t agree more. That’s green-washing alright. They would have been better off throwing those solar panels up on a roof top some where. I’ve been saying for a while that we need to consider energy density in our consumption. It’s easy to make electric cars because they require low energy density. However, you must have high energy dense fuels to maintain shipping and air travel. Electric airplanes just aren’t realistic with current battery weight. We should be conserving fossil fuels for airlines and shipping while also drastically cutting residential lighting, heating, and transportation fossil fuel consumption. I say, put a $0.50 / gallon tax on gas under $3.50 a gallon to curb consumption and raise money for infrastructure.

]]> By: Cliff http://climaticidechronicles.org/2008/12/21/japans-first-solar-cargo-ship-greenwashing-at-sea/#comment-471 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:57:19 +0000 http://climaticidechronicles.org/?p=1424#comment-471 Hi Johnny,

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