Made In The U.S.A.

The SS Santa Claus

In Adventures on December 7, 2009 at 12:42 am

The massive cargo ships that bring us all the stuff we buy are destroying the planet. Read all about it.

- Just 16 of the world’s largest ships can produce as much lung-clogging sulfur pollution as all the world’s cars.

- There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas, and the fleet is growing fast as goods are ferried in vast quantities from Asian industrial powerhouses to consumers in Europe and North America.

Jumpin Jammerz

In Adventures on December 5, 2009 at 12:35 am

Dang.

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One more thing about China.

In Adventures on December 3, 2009 at 12:38 am

If you would care to read more about our increasing trade imbalance, specifically as it relates to the 60% (or $22 billion) of our outgoing funds traveling directly to China, you should click here to read an article from Time. Or you could just read this excerpt: