In the late 1960s, Pacific Northwesterners could be smug about their surroundings, while back east in 1969 the Cayuhoga River burned. But it came as a shock to the region only a few years later that some of its own waters were among the worst-polluted in the nation. A population boom since then has only increased concern. "We use the boat as a metaphor for the planet," Capt. Joshua Berger said. "We're a closed system. We're really careful with our overboard practices and our operational practices. We're careful with the products that we use, both for livability with crew down below as well as what we're putting in our graywater tank and the like. We're moving toward basically a net-zero energy and net-zero water vessel."
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