{"product_id":"9781550923681","title":"Boat Green: 50 Steps Boaters Can Take to Save Our Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecreational boating is a pastime enjoyed by millions. Yet the waters and marine environment that boaters so love are in serious jeopardy from pollution, resource mismanagement, and misunderstanding. Boaters can help change that. Although a relatively small part of the problem of marine environmental degradation, recreational boaters can be a huge part of the solution, writes Clyde W. Ford, an avid boater of over twenty years, whose encounters with polluted waters galvanized him to explore workable solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoat Green\u003c\/i\u003e provides a host of environmentally sound boating practices, based on scientific research and practical boating experience. In this book, boaters will learn ways to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Reduce vessel operation and maintenance costs\u003cbr\u003e*Improve vessels performance\u003cbr\u003e*Increase safety and health of vessel operators and crew\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e*Increase awareness of marine issues\u003cbr\u003e*Enhance enjoyment of the marine environment  \u003cp\u003eAll of these steps will help lessen the impact of recreational boating on the marine environment. These are practical solutions that have been field-tested and refined on actual vessels cruising the Pacific Northwest waters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoat Green\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide for recreational boaters and for all those concerned about protecting the marine environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClyde W. Ford\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive director of EcoMarine Institute and author of nine books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Long Mile\u003c\/i\u003e and the Charlie Noble series of contemporary nautical suspense novels. Ford enjoys cruising the waters of the Inside Passage aboard his single-engine biodiesel trawler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164260286704,"sku":"9781550923681","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550923681_p0.jpg?v=1763756366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550923681","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}