In 2017, Princess Cruises was hit with a $40 million dollar fine “for illegally dumping oily water overboard and falsifying official logs to hide the damage” (Herrera, 2017). It remains the largest fine ever given for vessel pollution in history. Just two years later, Carnival Cruises, the parent company of Princess, was fined $20 million
Biltong is a traditional South African delicacy consisting of dried and cured meat, similar to American beef jerky. Because of the curing process and ingredients, biltong has a very distinctive taste. It is also noted for how healthy it is, as the only perservatives are natural. Biltong is an excellent option for healthy snacking, as
What makes an outdoor movie? There are a variety of answers to that, and none seem to really provide the full answer. Is it about outdoor sports? What about survival movies? Or movies shot exclusively on location? The answer may truly lie in all of these and many more. I have attempted to present the
As of this writing, we are now 19 days into the government shutdown of 2018-2019. There have been untold issues that have come from the current political stand-off, not the least of which is the vast number of government workers not being paid to go to work. Non-essential personnel were told to go home, and
The holidays are here, and that means a time of giving. Everywhere in the world, people feel the spirit of Christmas, and often go out of their way to be nice to everyone around them. However, the holidays are also a time of excess. So much is wasted during the Christmas season, and our environment
There is an interesting phenomenon going on in the world today where celebrities are encouraging people to vote in the American mid-term elections at a rate that is quite unprecedented. Never before have I seen such a push to vote. Why now, after all this time, is voting so important, when trends among millennials and
The most common injuries in the outdoors are related to the feet. Blisters are by far the most frequent complaint when it comes to wilderness medicine. Ankle injuries are also an unfortunate occurrence that happens all too often. Many of these issues can be solved with the correct footwear. In searching for good new hiking
What’s one of the most important things that you can have in the outdoors? Universally, your backpack is extremely important. Certainly your backpack can make or break your trip. I started looking for a new camping pack a couple of years ago, when the ones I currently have were just no longer cutting it. Fortunately,
An issue that is sweeping the world new right now is the land expropriation initiative that is sweeping through South Africa. A news article from Fin24 – a popular finance website in South Africa – provides an exhaustive summary of how the land expropriation issue came to the forefront of the country. It explains, “In
