Tag: Boats
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CSA Now Delivers By Sailboat to Cut Carbon
A sail-powered CSA delivery scheme shows how low carbon transportation can become a brand asset.
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A Self-Sufficient, Solar-Powered Barge and Houseboat
This live-aboard Dutch barge in London can cruise using nothing but the power of the sun. And it may be for sale too!
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Nissan Launches Energy Efficient Car Carrier With Solar, Low Friction Hull And More
Their cars are already getting greener, but Nissan is also working on more efficient ways to move them around the world.
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Ship Ahoy for a Retro-fitted Floating Barge (with Books)
It's an old Dutch barge from the '20's, jammed full with books.
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World's Largest Solar Boat En Route to Complete Historic Lap Around the Globe
Planet Solar's Turanor, the world's largest 100% solar-powered boat, is about to complete its 18 month journey across the globe. I climbed aboard while it docked in Abu Dhabi to take a look.
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Cruise Ship Lines Win 2011 "Dino of the Year" Anti-environmental Prize
NABU slams AIDA and TUI cruise lines for ships that pollute as much as 5 million cars driving the same route
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The American Dream Redefined: From Hollywood Childhood to Life Aboard a Stunning, Tiny Houseboat (Video)
A child of Hollywood now lives on a tiny, beautiful houseboat - a lifestyle that lets her live her dream as an artist. Isn't freedom what this country is about?
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Blueseed To Build Floating Business Incubator Googleplexes Off Silicon Valley
Everything you need for a startup, except an American work permit.
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Does This 'Hydrogen-Powered' Luxury Boat Break the Laws of Physics?
It claims to be "hydrogen-powered" and "zero-emission", and it also claims to be making hydrogen from the water on which the boat floats (rather than tanks of hydrogen that come from a hydrogen refuelling station). Something doesn't add up...
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The Week in Pictures: Hanging Tree Hotels, Thanksgiving Goes Vegan, and More
This week's photo roundup includes hotels that look more like hammocks, tasty Thanksgiving recipes for every eater, and more.
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Floating Catamaran To Surround You With Nature (And Maybe a Beaver)
Dutch Designer Marijn Beiji has turned a school graduating project into reality
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Despite a Helicopter Pad, Greenpeace's New $23 Million Rainbow Warrior Ship is Greener Than Predecessors
A brand new green boat for Greenpeace was launched this week.
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Kenya's Plastiki? Boat Made From Plastic Bottles & Old Flip Flops
It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.
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Scotland to Build the World's First Hybrid Ferries for 2013
Scotland is building ferries that will run on battery power and diesel in an effort to create jobs and develop green technology.
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Sun- and Wind-Powered Lifeboat Becomes a Recording Studio
20 years after his last album, Thomas Dolby releases a new album recorded in his solar and wind powered lifeboat studio
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Sail Powered Shipping Makes a Tentative Come Back
Sail-powered shipping may seem quaint, but in a world of ever more expensive oil it may just be making a comeback.
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The Boat Project is Olympic Art
Every Olympic games have to have a cultural component and London is going at it full speed. A massive red sculpture by Anish Kapoor will tower over the site and posters by 12 modern British artists will be created around the
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Leveling the Playing Field for a Cleaner Mediterranean
Onlookers gazing out over the Bosphorus last week might have been shocked to see a tanker ship and a passenger ferry collide on the busy strait, sending rescue personnel scrambling to
