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Not such bizarre math...
"In the bizarre math of global economics, it takes less diesel fuel to ship something to California across the ocean from China than via truck or train from New York..."
I'm confused about what makes this 'bizarre math.' Ships have lower carbon footprints than trains which are lower than trucks.
That isn't global economics nor cheap labor or anything...just the simple math of how much can you carry how far on how much fuel.
If carbon taxes become truly high _maybe_ we'll return to sail...how romantic :-)