This is a monstrous imponderable. To chase this down, you'd need to compare carbon "consumption" for all facets: transportation of the raw materials, whether the resins contain fossil carbon or contemporary carbon, where the carbon would go when it is disposed of, what you do not do when you use your boat, how its eventual breakdown proceeds, etc. You can not just look at one isolated facet of a boat and guess at the overall carbon budget. Something to consider, in this vein: which disposal method of your own remains has the greatest _net_ input of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Cremation? Embalming? Internment such that "natural" processes "take care of them?" [about as delicately put as I can do] Burial at sea? Burial in a freshwater lake? Allowing scavengers to have their way? The very bottom line for reducing our carbon consumption (and in turn reducing subsequent CO2 production): reduce reduce reduce our population. When we get serious about that, then I'll believe we have truly begun to confront the root source of greenhouse gas-induced global warming. The rest of it is just fine tuning ... and choice of material for one's sea kayak is fine tuning of the fine tuning. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jul 01 2007 - 13:48:46 PDT
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