Earthrace: The Coolest Boat on the Planet


	Earthrace: The Coolest Boat on the Planet

TwilaMarie

1-8-2008 10:33 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4647f3b9-642a-416b-9e3d-6e1e8bd5b889/61A7D932-20C6-42D1-8CA4-39B3B6E3C944/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48" href="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48" style="font-size: 11px;">www.earthrace.net</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.earthrace.net/img/170F3695-A7CE-4C9F-A922-BC53617A6683" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.earthrace.net/img/D386555C-D5CE-4303-8D6C-CE81BD6943BD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.earthrace.net/img/E6807DD3-732E-4379-B85C-C015A55F628E" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=2"><SPAN lang="EN-NZ">In March 2008, Earthrace will attempt to set a new speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe running 100% biodiesel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint, in</SPAN><SPAN> order to increase awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=2">She is rapidly becoming the highest-profile powerboat in the world, as well as one of the greenest.<SPAN>  </SPAN>It is a showcase of environmentally friendly technologies such as low-emissions engines, non-toxic anti-foul and efficient hull design.<SPAN></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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