Intermodal transportation.

The nature of a research paper is to prove or disprove a thesis or hypothesis, not simply produce a report or provide information on topic. For example; a topic may be the impact of security on intermodal transportation. The associated thesis could be; actions taken to improve the security at ports has negatively impacted throughput, increasing costs and reducing the quality of operations. The research and body of the paper argues to prove the thesis statement. Topic: Which Modes of Transportation Are More Environmentally Friendly? Thesis: A company must find the most cost-effective and timely way to transport goods. When doing so, are they also thinking about our environment and the pollution that goes with transporting their goods? Currently, there are multiple ways of transporting goods throughout the world. There is ground transportation, maritime transportation, and air transportation. Which one of these different modes adds more pollution to our planet? When fossil fuels burn, it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Since the transportation industry is only progressing, the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is causing the Earth’s atmosphere to warm up and changing the climate we see today. According to the EPA, all transportation emissions account for 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases.