This just in: (over-the-wire old-fashioned telegraph squawk) …doo doo, do do… A bio-fueled boat broke the round-the-world record fueled by fat. That’s right, a New Zealand man took a McDonalds Cheeseburger and used it to traverse the globe on a floating piece of fiberglass faster than anyone ever has. Dateline: Friday, June 27th, Sagunto, Spain. This is the TakePart Green Innovation Report (#1).

Environmentalists make excuses to qualify technology, “Have you seen this hybrid car? It’s just like a regular car, only better for the environment. Well, no more! Not only can green be as good as conventional engineering, it can be better.

Pictured above, the green “Knight Rider” of the ocean, powered by a 1080 horsepower Cummins Mercruiser Diesel, splits the horizon of the Indian Ocean at Sunset. Part of the boat is made of hemp. What’s next? Carbon neutral Nascar?

A big TakePart salute to Pete Bethune and his boat Earthrace. Stay tuned for more.