Science Barge Tour

June 6, 2007, New York City
Contact: New York Foreign Press Center
Telephone: 212-317-8325; Email: nyfpc@state.gov

Thirty three journalists from sixteen countries visited the Science Barge, a floating experiment in urban sustainable living developed by New York Sun Works, an environmental NGO.  The journalists received a tour and briefed by founder Dr. Ted Caplow, getting an up-close look at the Science Barge's greenhouse and its hyroponic gardens, as well as the barge's solar photovoltaic cells, wind turbines, and rainwater catchment systems.