The Man-Made, Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Explore the fascinating lifestyle of the Uros tribe on Lake Titicaca, Peru, who inhabit moveable floating islands crafted ...
WAFB

SHOWCASING LOUISIANA: Fighting erosion with floating islands and plastic bottles

CYPREMORT POINT, La. (WAFB) - “Get helping with erosion!” It’s a plea from Abigail Klusman. The young lady from Baton Rouge is part of the next generation, hoping the generation running the planet now ...
CNBC

A floating Pacific island is in the works with its own government, cryptocurrency and 300 houses

The Floating Island Project plans to create off-shore housing that uses its own currency and operates outside of government regulations. The project is a pilot program in partnership with the ...
news.iastate.edu

Floating islands project expands on water quality research to study pollinator plants

AMES, Iowa – Islands have returned to Lake LaVerne. The sustainable environments interdisciplinary graduate program’s floating islands research project is back on Iowa State University’s landmark lake ...
Forbes

Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Extract CO2 From Seawater, Producing Methanol Fuel

Millions of floating islands, clustered together, that convert carbon dioxide to methanol fuel could help reduce the amount of green house gases in the atmosphere, according to researchers from Norway ...
KPLC

Restoring Southwest Louisiana waterways with “floating islands”

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Students and volunteers gathered together today to help rebuild the coastline, by installing what they call “floating islands” in efforts to restore coastal waterways in ...