Names & News - Island cowboys

island Cowboys mentioned Newfoundland, Canada's easternmost province, and the first thing most people think of his fishermen. And yet, despite liking windswept prairies, the island is currently producing Cowboys iceberg cowboys. That is, because of climate change. Increasing numbers of icebergs are breaking off the glaciers of western Greenland and floating down to the so called iceberg alley from the coast of Labrador to the southeast coast of Newfoundland. Iceberg water is reputed to be particularly pure, which makes harvesting those icebergs a profitable new industry. During the month long spring iceberg season, cowboys like Captain Ed Keene and his crew use a tugboat to search for icebergs. After throwing a rope around it, they use a winch to bring the iceberg close to the boat. He and then operates a backhoe with a mechanical claw to break off pieces of ice, which is crushed and placed in holding tanks. Six companies air currently licensed to harvest icebergs, according to MacLean's magazine. The water is used for vodka, craft, beer and bottled water, which can sell for as much as $33.29 euros a bottle for people living in Newfoundland. Out ports where jobs are hard to find. Iceberg harvesting has replaced con fishing. It's the way to make a living, King says. That's it