15 ships=760 Million cars

[Nicad]

Was debating somebody about smog and cars vs smog and coal and came across this today.
I had heard that 1 ship puts out the NOX of 450,000 cars, but this puts things in another dimension.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/09/shipping-pollution

 

[E911]

Kinda like "no emission" vehicles... where did that electricity come from?

 

[Stevehose]

It's because cars are an easy political target.