US is recycling just 5% of its plastic waste, studies show

According to the Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics report, about 85% of plastic ends up in landfills with 10% incinerated When most people toss a plastic bottle or cup into the recycling bin, they assume that means the plastic is recycled – but a new report lays bare how rarely that actually happens. According […]

First-time buyers exceed record levels in US for second time in 15 years

The NMMA and Info-Link, a market intelligence firm serving the recreational boating industry, has reported that 420,000 first-time boat buyers of new and pre-owned boats entered the market in 2021, on par with 2020 – levels the industry hasn’t seen since 2007. First-time boat buyers accounted for 34 per cent of boat sales in 2021, […]

Torqeedo integrates hydrogen fuel cell charging

Torqeedo has announced a collaboration with Proton Motor to integrate hydrogen fuel cell charging into Torqeedo’s electric boat propulsion systems. The two Bavaria-based companies will work together on a marine hydrogen hybrid building kit that integrates Torqeedo’s existing Deep Blue battery-electric drive systems with Proton Motor’s advanced fuel cell technology. “The hydrogen-electric Deep Blue Hybrid […]

Strong demand from new boat buyers

(May 2, 2022) – The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Info-Link, a market intelligence firm serving the recreational boating industry, reported today that 420,000 first-time boat buyers of new and pre-owned boats entered the market in 2021, on par with 2020 – levels the industry hasn’t seen since 2007. First-time boat buyers accounted for 34 […]

Bertrand Picard

“Protecting the environment doesn’t have to be boring,” insists Bertrand Piccard, set out on a mission in 2017 to gather and promote 1,000 economically profitable ways to preserve the environment. The solutions, as he calls them, include everything from using portable solar panels and recycled waste for energy to harnessing ocean waves to generate power. […]

Expanding ocean food production under climate change

Nature, Published online: 27 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04674-5 Sustainable mariculture could increase seafood production under almost all climate-change scenarios analysed, but this would require substantial fisheries reforms, continued advances in feed technology and the establishment of effective mariculture governance and best practices.