Factoid/2007/11/20
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Bunker Fuel Is Cheap for Shipping Companies, But Costly for Society
- "[Bunker fuel's] main advantage to the shipping industry is that it's cheap ... But if bunker fuel spills, it gums up beaches, marshes and other ecosystems. Animals mistake it for food or ingest it as they try to clean their coats, and the oil breaks through the waterproof fur or feathers that keep them dry, exposing them to hypothermia." - excerpt from this USA Today article.
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