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if you can think of a cheap way to fuel massive cargo ships then i'm all ears. until then, enjoy ****ing tons of pollution from ships while the general public/politicians continue to tax and blame cars (******ed), which hardly contribute to pollution in comparison to power production and transport (planes and ships).
i know your thread isn't a general discussion about oil and pollution but i just wanted to post this
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That's a perfectly valid point, and relates to the discussion in every possible way.
You're definitely right about the power production and transport, especially refinery and whatnot, however there are better possible solutions. One of these, as Bananer stated, is water. The water isn't the fuel source, as the water requires electricity to undergo electrolysis (specifically the splitting of water to produce hydrogen/oxygen as separate particles), which we then use as a fuel source. We can produce electrical power via solar, which is undoubtedly suppressed by oil companies, and then electrolyze the water to produce hydrogen as a fuel that can be used for practically anything as long as we can find a way to efficiently store the damn stuff. This includes planes, ships, cars, space craft, electronics (yes, we can use hydrogen fuel cells as a battery for electronics), home appliances, and much more. The best part is that hydrogen burns into water, and thus has virtually no harm on the environment.
As history has it, the only way to change the world is to be rich. This is why small time engine manufacturers are screwed when it comes to the efforts of trying to replace inefficient gas guzzlers.
Fun fact: I posted this thread on physicsforums and it was deleted for "conspiracy" so I decided to post it here instead.