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Friday, April 11, 2025

Inaugural BoatUS Foundation ‘Turning the Tide Online’ Summit Inspires Attendees to Say, ‘I Will,’ and Provides Solutions for Boating Industry-Generated Waste BoatUS Foundation’s “Turning the Tide Online” summit highlighted three days of educational resources, enlightening panels and keynote

by: Scott Croft

tags: BoatUS, Coastal Cleanup, Environmental Impact, Lake Superior, Marine Debris, Pollution

Monday, February 17, 2025

BoatUS Foundation Offers College Students Complimentary Admission to First-Ever ‘Turning the Tide Online’ Virtual Summit Feb. 25-27 Registration is now open for the BoatUS Foundation’s “Turning the Tide Online” virtual summit, scheduled for February 25-27, 2025. “Turning the Tide Online” will

by: Scott Croft

tags: Applicable Everywhere, BoatUS, Coastal Cleanup, Company Partnership, Environmental Impact, Event, Sustainability

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Leading With Purpose In late 2023, the International Council of Marine Industry Organizations released a report about what it will take to reduce carbon emissions in recreational boats worldwide. The findings were clear—“the research shows there is no universal, one-size-fits-all approach”—as was

by: Yamaha

tags: Eco-Friendly, Environmental Impact, Hydrogen power, Propulsion, Yamaha

Friday, January 3, 2025

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Celebrates 25 Years; Faces New Waterway Challenges The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA), the guardian and champion of the 1,100-mile historic and vital waterway from Norfolk, Virginia, to Key West, Florida, celebrated its quarter century anniversary at the

by: Scott Croft

tags: Boating News, BoatUS, Environmental Impact, Industry News

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

French Maker of Electric Boat Motors Expands into United States TEMO, the French manufacturer of innovative electric outboard motors for boats, opens its US subsidiary. PORTLAND, MAINE, October 7, 2024 – Today TEMO announced the creation of its subsidiary “TEMO USA Inc.” in the United States (Delaware) with an

by: Nicholas Steenberg

tags: Applicable Everywhere, Company Expansions, Electric Outboards, Electrical, Environmental Impact, Industry News

Monday, September 16, 2024

10 Million Pieces of Litter Collected from Great Lakes Shorelines Chicago, IL (September 4, 2024) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes announced an Adopt-a-Beach milestone. In the twenty-one years the Alliance has been tracking trash collected by the organization’s dedicated volunteers, more than 10 million pieces of

by: Don Carr

tags: Community Outreach, Conservation, Environmental Impact, Feel Good Story, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Sustainability

Monday, November 6, 2023

A sunset at Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. (National Conservancy of Canada photo) Federal money will help accelerate habitat protection near Bruce Peninsula National Park, one of 10 parks prioritized in a new program announced last week. The Landscape Resiliency Program includes $15 million from Parks Canada, which the

by: Scott Dunn, Shoreline Beacon

tags: Canada, Conservation, Environmental Impact, Great Lakes, Lake Huron

Thursday, November 2, 2023

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Ph.D. student from UW-Madison said she lost important research, and she could use your help in finding it. Chelsea Volpano said she lost her research boat in the waters of Lake Michigan Monday, Oct. 30. "I refer to it as a 'he,' cause it's just a little guy," said third year Ph.D. student Chelsea

by: Bryant McCray, CBS 58

tags: Education, Environmental Impact, Lake Michigan

Monday, October 23, 2023

MUSKEGON, Mich. — As the days grow shorter and the temperatures tumble, it won't be much longer before Lake Michigan's buoys will get pulled in for the season. This winter, however, a new type of buoy is hoping to make sure scientists have access to the vital weather data those buoys provide all year. The Great Lakes

by: Collin Rogers, News Channel 3

tags: Environmental Impact, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan

Friday, October 20, 2023

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An autonomous quiet vessel that has been traveling across the Great Lakes is back on dry land. Saildrone's mission to gather data began in June. We're here in Charlevoix and on last Wednesday we were fortunate enough to capture Saildrone being towed underneath the drawbridge after more than 50

by: Heather Bricca, Up North Live

tags: Education, Environmental Impact, Fishing, Great Lakes

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