AOD Blog

The issue I will be focusing on is the preservation of the earth while sustaining economic growth.

There was an article in CNN about the shipping industry. Ships have a big impact on air because from consuming two million barrels of oil a year, it emits 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases (20% sulphur dioxide, 30% nitrogen oxide, 1.2 billion carbon dioxide). Also, its resposible for about 60,000 pollution-related deaths per year. The need for more goods will raise the level of ships consumption on oil which will also give more negative impact on the environment. By 2020 the pollution will double. Earth Justice says that NGOs and Environmental Protection Agency have legal authority to enforce strict pollution standards (fuel efficiency and cleaner fuels) on both US and foreign ships within 200 miles of coastline.