In the second of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall discovers that fuel consumption by boat-dwellers is comparatively low and that energy is often more accessible than it is for those of us who live in buildings.......
… 2013 Comment Energy Consumption Green Living Boats narrowboat.jpg Boat dwellers often take … boat-dwellers frequently do' ". Most narrow boats have two main methods of heating. …
In the third of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall discovers how living on a boat can make you less of a consumer......
… Clare Kendall | 17th September 2013 Comment Boats Society narrowboat.jpg In the third of a … that I could work less. I had been on narrow boats but thought they were too small to live … mainly from spending time on other people’s boats, I started to see that they weren’t …
In the first of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall examines the interactions between the boat dweller and the substance that keeps them afloat.....
… over 15,000 people in the UK were living on boats. Almost a decade later and our seemingly … get onto the property ladder are opting for boats instead. What isn't written about so …
'The approach of a single motor boat induces stress in proboscis monkeys when approaching them at 60 metres from the other side of the river, regardless of the speed of approach.'
… can conveniently reach primates via motor boats is causing stress-related behaviours in … to tourists. Experiment Many of these boats, carrying multiple tourists, approach … that is likely to be larger with tourist boats. “The riparian area is an important …
In the final instalment from Britain’s historic waterways, the Ecologist’s narrowboat correspondent finds a literal and metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel on the Grand Union canal
… Living Take Action Out And About Canal Boats Alternative Holidays Paul Miles Life On … side reservoirs means that as many as seven boats can travel through using only one … through the locks, the contraption carried boats uphill in just 12 minutes, in tanks of …
The UK's Trident nuclear missile system and the nuclear submarines on which it depends represent a massive danger to the UK due to faulty equipment, gross security lapses and ignorance of operating procedures, writes William McNeilly. This leaves the system open to accidents and terrorist attack, and apparently unable to even fire missiles should the need arise.
… but had to come back in; forcing the other boats to do extended patrols. In one of the … one of the nuclear reactors on one of the boats. He said all boats might need to get their reactors …
In the second communiqué from the canals of Britain, a narrowboat newbie finds the pace of life slowing to the speed of the water, offering time for reflection and a deeper appreciation of the great outdoors
… Living Take Action Out And About Canal Boats Alternative Holidays Paul Miles Life On … and cold water, bathroom with shower (some boats even have baths), fitted kitchen and … Back to nature it may be, but sadly narrowboats run on fossil-fuel diesel. A handful of …
Many global fish stocks are on the verge of collapse but, nearer home, Cornish fishermen have found a sustainable way of earning a living.
… all his spare time was spent messing about in boats and around Newlyn harbour. As one of … links between tags, fishermen and their boats. A core of around 10 small boat skippers … As this is mainly practised by small, inshore boats, fishing during daylight hours and no …
Under the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last August, Gaza's fishers were meant to be able to work up to six miles from the coast, writes Charlie Hoyle. In fact, Israel is routinely attacking boats within the zone, arresting fishermen, and seizing boats and nets, never to be returned. Only last week, one fisherman was shot dead after allegedly straying over an invisible boundary.
… Hoyle. In fact, Israel is routinely attacking boats within the zone, arresting fishermen, and seizing boats and nets, never to be returned. Only … on the coastal territory. At least 80 fishing boats, dozens of fishing huts, and hundreds of …
Undercover filming by the UK investigative agency Ecostorm has exposed - for the first time - the brutal hunting and killing of dolphins for use as shark bait off Peru's Pacific coast. Jim Wickens reports
… for shark is very expensive. The majority of boats that fish shark carry the speargun with … he planned to undertake. With over 500 shark boats across Peru at the last count, the …
In the first of a three-part series, a repentant travel writer trades in his longhaul flights and luxury holidays for three months living on a narrowboat
… Living Take Action Out And About Canal Boats Alternative Holidays Paul Miles Life On … cargo-carrying on the inland waterways. The boats were frozen in and couldn’t move. Until …
A marine biologist by trade and a conservationist by nature, Monty Halls is an unlikely champion for the fishing industry. A classic case of gamekeeper turned poacher? Not so says Halls. As he explains to Ruth Styles, nothing is simple when it comes to sustainable fish
… Food And Drink Sustainability Trawling Boats Discards Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall … The best way to put it is there were eight boats on that beach in Cadgwith so I spoke to … to be much reduced. Especially on the smaller boats because of the problems with the common …
Decades violent expulsions, race laws and denial of citizenship lie at the root of the 'boat people' crisis in Thailand and Malaysia, writes Oliver Tickell. Attacks on the Rohingya minority have escalated since a new policy was announced in 2014 to permanently deny their rights.
… , according to HRW. An exodus of small boats Starting in 2005, small boats carrying Rohingya and Bangledeshi … smuggling routes into Malaysia. The number of boats arriving gradually grew, prompting the …
Fishing quotas were meant to conserve stocks and support fishing communities, writes Emma Cardwell. But they have achieved the reverse - rewarding the most rapacious fishing enterprises and leaving small scale fisherfolk with nothing.
… nature of rights allocation to larger boats, which implicitly favoured high-catching … mackerel. At one time made up of thousands of boats around the coast, over 99% of this … by only 33 trawlers. [3] The value of these boats, and more importantly their share of UK …
The compelling film about the harsh reality of climate change which won last year's '1 minute to save the world' film competition to highlight the impacts of climate change
My Paper Boat: the harsh reality of climate change The Ecologist | 3rd November 2010 Other Ecologist Partners My Paper Boat Climate Change my little boat 480x360.jpg The compelling film about the …
Whether you’re racing or cruising; as Lesley DiFonzo discovered, a short voyage on a classic sailing boat is the perfect way to kick back
… floating on cerulean blue water. Classic boats of this calibre are few and far between … for more information. Tall ships and canal boats: five great sailing trips Narrow boating … of its gaily coloured fleet of wooden narrowboats on the picturesque Grand Union canal. …
Lobster fishing remains big business off the coast of Maine but even with new regulations and new gadgets can it ever be sustainable? Michael Sanders investigates the real costs of the crustacean on your plate
… what we see before us. We see the lobster boats and the colorful buoys marking the … of Gulf of Maine ground fish caught by Maine boats—the haddock, flounder, halibut, cod, … pounds of fish per year. We had close to 350 boats selling us their catch.” He laughed …
Inspired by a work colleague, conservationist Rosie Magudia braves a stomach churning day on a small vessel in order to discover why the South West crab fisheries are some of the most sustainable in Europe.
… year of 3am starts, 14 hour fishing days and boats with no loo – all in the name of data …
Taiji is a Japanese coastal town that has become infamous for its practice of drive hunting. This deeply unethical activity results in the mass slaughter of thousands of cetaceans. Sea Shepherd 'Cove Guardians' report on the latest from the killing shores.
… The killing resumed early the next morning. Boats surrounded a pod of 17 Risso’s dolphins …
The US authorities have allowed Formosa Plastics and other chemicals corporations to poison the waterways of the Texas Gulf Coast for decades. When local shrimp-boat operator Diane Wilson found out what was going on she single-handedly set about forcing Formosa to clean up its act.
… Wilson | 1st October 2004 News EPA Shrimp Boats Fisherman Industrial Pollution Plastic … all they wanted to do was escape on their boats. I went out and formed an environmental … There was a shooting, and then houses burned, boats burned. Then the Ku Klux Klan tried to …
Burmese migrants working onboard Thai fishing boats suffer brutal exploitation. And the boats involved supply so-called 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns exported globally. The Ecologist Film Unit's Jim Wickens reports
… Burmese migrants working onboard Thai fishing boats suffer brutal exploitation. And the boats involved supply so-called 'trash fish' … the boat. He fell in the gap between the two boats. he didn't die right away, he tried to …
The captain of a Sea Shepherd speedboat who was attempting to guide a pod of over 200 Atlantic white-sided dolphins from slaughter on a Faroe Islands 'killing beach' has been convicted by a Danish court on animal cruelty charges.
… welfare law. This is exactly what the Faroese boats do when they herd pods of pilot whales …
Extinction Rebellion actions taking place in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and London.
XR summer rebellion begins Sian Harrison Sam Tobin | 15th July 2019 News Extinction Rebellion Change Makers 21546895-1.jpg Extinction Rebellion actions taking place in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, …