Eco Warriors from Devon

Here’s a fun website about a Devon carpenter who is going to sail around most of Britain in his tiny home made boat spreading the word that low carbon living is fun and easy.
In each destination visited Mukti Mitchell and his boat, “Chance”, will be greeted by local and national celebrities as well as famous environmentalists. There will be events displaying low-carbon products from insulation to bicycles, public transport, local food and low-energy holidays - all the elements of a low carbon lifestyle.
“A lot of the best things in life are low-carbon by nature – exercise and socializing are good examples – and the really good bit is that low-carbon activities save money and make you feel good” - says Mukti. Details can be found on his web at http://www.lowcarbonlifestyle.co.uk/

Maybe Mukti and his near Devon neighbour Sir Robin Knox-Johnston should get together. The later is on his low-carbon trip round the world in the VELUX 5 Oceans Race.

Great news, recently in, is that he has moved up to third place. He has done this with almost zero carbon emissions but does have limited supplied of ‘the barley’ and ‘the grape’. It is worth remembering that there were 8 entrants in the VELUX 5 Oceans Race, 7 of whom started and five that are still racing. It is definitely worth looking at Sir Robin’s progress as he approaches Cape Horn. http://www.velux5oceans.com/

Should we be looking at the carbon credit generated by the Clipper Race. 180 people sailing 35,000 miles? That’s 6,300,000 miles of carbon credit…….

Note by Editor Thumper:
The Editor is not totally convinced about the above logic. What would happen if no boats sailed on the Clipper Race or if Sir Robin had stayed at home? In these cases would there be more damage to the environment than with them sailing? Maybe we should be sending more people off to sail round the world to save the planet. Please let me have your comments!