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Re:The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightn... by HocusLocus on Saturday August 23, 2025 @07:33AM (#44995209)
Yes, and sulfur isn't the only cloud nucleation trigger. Refineries of ship 'bunker fuel' used to seek contracts from disposal companies to burn their chemical waste at sea. And dirty fuel has lots of natural vanadium. Source: oil spill around my houseboat legal case in the 1980s, fuel company had to disclose breakdown of content.
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Re:The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightn... by cwmoore on Sunday August 24, 2025 @01:19PM (#45005920)
So…you emitted toxins. Not so smart.
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Re:The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightn... by HocusLocus on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:29PM (#45016366)
It was a failed underwater weld between bulkheads on a oil barge and 30,000 gallons of oil caught the wind and drifted into the cove overnight. Are you thinking I poured it into the ocean myself, was suing myself?
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Re:The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightn... by cwmoore on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @07:55PM (#45033799)
My misreading. Thought your houseboat was running the fuel.
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