How much of the Earth is going to have to be destroyed, how many lives will have to be lost, before we kick our oil addiction?
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Shame on Portugal.
- Thread starter Surfchaser
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Just a thought for you all. The vast majority of hydrocarbons spilled into the ocean each year comes from recreational use vehicles. Personal watercraft and pleasure boats account for more than 60% of all petroleum in the oceans. The next largest contributer is wartime operations (sunken WWII vessels, Kuwaiti oil fields, other military ops). Oil Spills account for less than 15% of the oil in the oceans. While this is a terrible situation, there is a greater threat, all the recreational boaters.<P>Perhaps even more disturbing is the cleanup effort. About 400 times as much oil was used in the cleanup of the Valdez as was spilled.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Vertical:<BR><B>While this is a terrible situation, there is a greater threat, all the recreational boaters</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
<p>[This message has been edited by crustBrother (edited 11-20-2002).]