Cars catch a lot of flak for pollution, but they are not the only source of manmade greenhouse gas emissions by a long shot — cargo ships, airplanes, trains, even cows and industrial farming make the list too. Many of the same technologies that are being tried out to improve auto emissions may also be used on other forms of transportation.
Large cargo boats are amongst the dirtiest polluters and, considering much of the world’s populations lives along the coasts, they can have a mighty detrimental effect on the health of the population. In light of this, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) is soliciting a proposal for a grant for up to $1 million to hybridize current marine vessels.