A BIG PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

PUZZLING IT OUT

Pushing back against climate change takes global solutions. That translates to a giant planetary puzzle of people and industries not necessarily changing what they do, but how they do it.

All of those pieces connect on a plane that rises beyond winning the battle to discovering sustainable lives that make us happier and healthier.

Around the world, small boats, typically outfitted with outboard motors, are at the heart of numerous industries, from fishing to tourism; embedded in cultures and often a main method of transportation. Think multi-island nations, like Tigre,Argentina,only 20 miles from bustling Buenos Aires, but a transportation world away with boats plying the waters around its hundreds of tiny islands in the Paraná Delta. And cities like Venice, Stockholm and St. Petersburg, with their massive canal engineering feats.

In Amsterdam, 165 canals, totaling more than 100 kilometers (about 62 miles), far surpass its 330km (205m) of roads. But you’d have to go to Cape Coral, Florida to find a record 400 miles of fresh and saltwater canals; a small boater’s paradise.

Dense use of fuel-powered motors, especially in slow-moving water bodies,causes discernable impacts to the environment, residents and industries like tourism. Boat operators may not be diligent about maintenance. Even tiny oil and fuel leaks….