﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>OCC Forums » Cruising Lifestyle » Environmental Issues  » Latest Topics</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>OCC Forums</description><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/</link><webMaster>OCC Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:25:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>OCC Webinar: Ocean Science</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6933.aspx</link><description>Dr Toste Tanhua is an Ocean Chemist who describes the ways ocean sailors can contribute to ocean science. Thethe sailing and science report announced in the webinar was published yesterday...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:45:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>simoncurrin</dc:creator></item><item><title>Minimising the creation of waste and waste disposal</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6808.aspx</link><description>We returned from the beach where we had been burning our paper and plastic. Looked at the mobile phone and saw that the OCC had sent me a mail including advice on "Minimising the creation of waste an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:07:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Neill.Hogarth</dc:creator></item><item><title>OCC Lecture 2021: Marine Pollution and Microplastics by Howard Dryden</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6697.aspx</link><description>Howard describes the scale and consequences of plastic pollution and ocean acidification.    Link to recording and discussion:   https://news.oceancruisingclub.org/webinars?ID=1618    Link to slides:...</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:06:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>simoncurrin</dc:creator></item><item><title>Waste Management</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6564.aspx</link><description>At the Spring Lecture on 4 March I was asked to post the Waste Management Policy that Water Music used for entry into Galapagos in 2019. It was drawn up to be ISO 14001 compliant.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:26:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>sfoot</dc:creator></item><item><title>OCC Lecture 2021: Geo-engineering - do two wrongs make a right?</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6517.aspx</link><description>Prof Nick Owens, Director of the Scottish Association of Marine Sciences and former Director of the British Antarctic Survey, talks to the OCC on issues around climate change.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:08:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>simoncurrin</dc:creator></item><item><title>Sustainability analysis for circumnavigators</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost4879.aspx</link><description>11th Hour Racing, an organisat.....</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:52:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DariaBlackwell</dc:creator></item><item><title>Bidet</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost4684.aspx</link><description>Does anyone have a Bidet on th.....</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:54:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bbalme</dc:creator></item><item><title>Citizen Science for Cruisers</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost3857.aspx</link><description>OCC member Colin Speedie has u.....</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 12:51:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>simoncurrin</dc:creator></item><item><title>Traditional Cleaning Products</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost3105.aspx</link><description>Attached is a document on trad.....</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 00:33:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>shills</dc:creator></item><item><title>Plumbing -composting heads</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost452.aspx</link><description>A question for our European fr.....</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:13:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>juanona</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>