Tom Fitz: Emmy award-winning underwater cameraman
Podcast Episode #38
Tom is an Emmy award-winning cameraman, above and below the ocean’s surface, dividing his time between freelancing for the BBC’s Natural History Unit and overseeing his educational non-profit Schoolyard Films that provides free environmental education films to K-12 classrooms worldwide. Hear career highlights from beauty in the Arctic to fear in Patagonia to a constant respect while filming the animals that call the underwater world home across the globe.
Follow @schoolyardfilms on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and visit schoolyardfilms.org to access all available teaching resources. Visit Tom’s professional website at fitzpro.tv.
Kristal Ambrose: Founder of Bahamas Plastic Movement
Podcast Episode #37
Kristal is an environmental scientist, conservationist, and activist sparking a plastic pollution revolution with her non-profit Bahamas Plastic Movement. In 2014, she was awarded the Environmental Youth Leader Award by the Bahamian government. Hear Kristal’s enthusiasm about educating Bahamian youth, about her experiences that led her to dedicate her life to improving the health of the ocean, and her perspectives on the future of the Bahamian people and their relationship to their environment.
Follow @bahamasplasticmovement on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Visit bahamasplasticmovemnet.org and their YouTube channel to learn more!
Morgan and Jocelyn: Bringing awareness to the California Coastal Trail
Podcast Episode #36
Morgan Visalli and Jocelyn Enevoldson (Mo and Jo) just completed a 1,200 mile expedition walking the California Coastal Trail the entire length of California. These two environmental scientists and activists spent three months putting one foot in front of the other to raise awareness about the importance of the CCT, collect data on the incompleteness of the trail, and bring people all over the country together to work towards a completed CCT!
Follow @mojocoastwalk on Instagram and Facebook, and visit their website mojocoastwalk.com to learn more.
Caiti Pomerance: Debris Free Oceans Co-founder
Podcast Episode #35
Caiti is the co-founder and president of the non-profit Debris Free Oceans, dedicated to eradicating marine debris throughout Miami and the globe, while having fun! With a background in marine science and coastal and environmental law, Caiti uses her wide range of expertise to bring awareness to important ocean issues as well as to finding solutions.
Follow @debrisfreeoceans on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and visit their website debrisfreeoceans.org to get involved and learn more!
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David Helvarg: Executive Director of Blue Frontier
Podcast Episode #34
David is an award-winning journalist and author, having written six books on a range of topics relating to our blue planet, including 50 Ways to Save the Ocean and his latest book The Golden Shore. Hear David’s perspectives on ocean policy and change, as he’s always on the front lines, getting the ocean recognized in the political arena, with his marine conservation lobbying organization Blue Frontier.
Visit the Blue Frontier website at bluefront.org to learn more and read David’s Blue Notes, find all six of David’s books on his Amazon page, and follow @helvarg on Twiter.
