Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Future Ship Propulsion

Future Ship Propulsion 

Ship propulsion poses one of the more troubling post-carbon problems. It should be noted that ships were once powered by wind energy, sometimes supplemented by oars rowed by slaves. This form of propulsion was very unsatisfactory and renewable energy was replaced by fossil fuel derived energy during the 19th century. There were a variety of motives for phasing out renewable energy.

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