The Carbon Footprint of your boat is not just the emissions produced from the engine(s). There are many factors that add to it just like at home. Do you recycle? Are you using bamboo, paper, plastic, or Styrofoam utensils, plates, and cups? How about the use of Solar or Wind Power Generation? These are just a few examples of the many other things that can make a difference...
How do I calculate it?
Here's where we plug our Website, http://www.greenboatingusa.com, there is a simple calculator located on our Carbon Footprint page...
What do I do to reduce it?
Do most everything you do at home and a few simple additional things and you will immediately reduce it.
A few examples would be:
*Do not run the RPMs' as high as you may have in the past.
*Be sure to have regular maintenance performed on all mechanical parts of your vessel.
*Follow this up with being sure your Marina, Boatyard, or Mechanic recycles all waste fluids.
*Recycle your waste, or better yet, get your whole Marina to Recycle...
*Look into Solar or Wind Power to augment the systems presently in place, see how much you can reduce the utility bill at the Marina, your Boat Dock, and out on the hook.
Why should I do anything if others' don't?
My simple answer is why not? My second simple answer is to live by example! Believe me, we are far from it around here, we do reduce, reuse and recycle, we can always do more, much more...
A Final Note:
This is not our first Blog, but our first of many we hope to post here on this format. Come check us out on Twitter, MySpace, our FreeForum, and most importantly our Website....
We are working diligently toward our goal of acquiring a vessel to get us back out on the water to be able to meet many of you face-to-face and learn more as well as assist others to trying to be Eco-Friendly, Clean and Green....
We're always looking for ways to afford to get out on the water, any input or suggestions are welcome...
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