Cruising Green | Cruising Compass

Browsing Category Cruising Green

Cruising Green 0
Newport Biodiesel Provides Fuel for Oliver Hazard Perry’s Trip South

A one-of-a-kind ship with a special mission is now fueled with 20 percent biodiesel as it begins a voyage from New England to Florida, then on to Cuba ...
On March 9, 2017 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
How Rising Ocean Acidity Could Send Us Into A Downward Spiral

Ocean acidification, a result of excess carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, can disrupt plankton blooms, according to new research published in Nature Geosciences. It’s a troubling finding, scientists ...
On December 22, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Polar Sea Ice the Size of India Vanishes in Record Heat

Sea ice off Antarctica and in the Arctic is at record lows for this time of year after declining by twice the size of Alaska in a sign ...
On December 15, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Desalination Technology That Turns Wave Energy Into Fresh Water

There are over 793 million people without access to fresh water. SAROS is a wave-powered desalination system which uses the energy in waves to access the nearly limitless ...
On November 17, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Obituary: Great Barrier Reef

This article published in Outside magazine has created quite a bit of buzz recently, both pro and con. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016 ...
On October 20, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Is 3D Printing Coral Reefs

Climate change, water pollution and fishing practices have been decimating coral reefs for decades, threatening the ecosystem that’s home to 25 percent of all marine species. Within the ...
On September 28, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Take a 3D Virtual Reality Tour of the Depths of the Ocean

Deep ocean explorers, Nekton, have released an immersive 360 virtual reality video enabling viewers, for the first time, to experience a virtual submersible dive to the deepest known ...
On September 1, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Greener Sailing

Sailing Today suggests ways to lower the environmental impact of your sailing. Though many sources in the article are listed as U.K. based, the products can be found ...
On July 21, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Ocean Cleanup Launches North Sea Prototype

A Dutch foundation aimed at removing plastic pollution from the world’s oceans launched a prototype of a new clean-up system yesterday in the North Sea. The prototype is ...
On June 30, 2016 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
Ocean Plastic Turned Into Art

In recognition of World Oceans Day on June 8th, Time magazine presented 13 artists, from sculptors to photographers, to filmmakers, who use marine plastic in their work. Read ...
On June 16, 2016 / By Administrator

© 2014 Blue Water Media. All rights reserved. | Admin