tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672950999814223492024-02-18T20:07:52.259-08:00EcoDaredevil.comAre you an EcoDaredevil?OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-67314037938687795892011-10-02T22:58:00.001-07:002011-10-02T22:59:19.463-07:00#OccupyTheOcean#OccupyTheOcean<br />
The Ocean is the single biggest feature of our planet.<br />
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From one million miles away we resemble a small blue marble, from one billion miles a pale blue dot.<br />
The Ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface, holds more than 80% of its biodiversity and 90% of its habitat.<br />
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Phytoplankton in the Ocean provide more than half of our oxygen and provides the basis of the primary protein for more than a billion people.<br />
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More than half a billion people, mostly artisanal fishers, owe their livelihoods to the seafood industry.<br />
Humans have derived unmeasurable inspiration, joy, recreation and relaxation from the Ocean for millennia.<br />
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But WE have treated the Ocean poorly, and it's decline in recent decades has been catastrophic for our planet and its people.<br />
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WE have put too much into the Ocean, in the form of oil, sewage, fertilizers and pesticides, antibiotics, plastic pollution, noise and increasing levels of CO2.<br />
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WE have taken too much out of the Ocean by subsidizing and encouraging inefficient and destructive overfishing, bottom trawling, long-lining, purse seining, dynamite fishing, irresponsible aquaculture and illegal hunting.<br />
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WE have destroyed the edge of the ocean--places like wetlands, kelp forests, mangrove forests, river deltas, coral reefs and seagrass beds--where diversity and abundance once thrived, now turned into dead zones growing in size and number.<br />
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As a result of OUR behavior, the wildest animals and most remote beaches on the planet carry plastic in them, coral reefs are on the verge of disappearing, shark populations have been decimated, the ocean is warming and becoming more acidic and fisheries are predicted to collapse globally.<br />
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This situation will only continue to spiral downward, unless we listen, learn and change.<br />
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To slow, stop and then reverse this trend will take immediate, widespread and drastic actions, not isolated, small and incremental adjustments.<br />
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The control large corporations have over our political processes must be severed, bold legislation enacted and new behavior patterns widely adopted.<br />
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We need an Ocean Revolution.<br />
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The passionate individuals, organizations, expertise and solutions needed to do this exist around the world.<br />
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What is needed is a massive boost in personal and political will alongside strong actions and louder voices.<br />
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It is OUR coast and OUR Ocean.<br />
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The time is now to Occupy The Ocean.<br />
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[This is a living document: repost this anywhere you like, personalizing and adding to it as you will, in support of your good work for the Ocean]OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-45879255819480513102010-10-10T10:10:00.000-07:002010-10-10T11:00:15.684-07:00We're All EcoDaredevils Now: 2010 EcoDaredevil Awards Announced on 10.10.10For Immediate Release<br />
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10 October 2010<br />
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Contacts:<br />
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Matt Vincent <br />
Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP)<br />
1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701 (406) 496-4897; (406) 491-0922<br />
<MVincent@mtech.edu> www.cfwep.org<br />
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Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D.<br />
California Academy of Sciences + OceanRevolution.org<br />
POB 324, Davenport, CA 95017 (831.239.4877)<br />
<wallacejnichols@me.com> wallacejnichols.org oceanrevolution.org<br />
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We're All EcoDaredevils Now<br />
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We are pleased to announce the 2010 EcoDaredevil Award recipients, Jerry Moran, Leilani Münter and Tyler Hess (bios follow).<br />
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WHAT: <a href="http://www.ecodaredevil.com">2010 EcoDaredevil Awards</a><br />
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WHEN: The 2010 EcoDaredevil Awardees are announced online on 10.10.10 at 10:10:10 am PST, coinciding with the Global Work Party when "people will be doing very practical things on 10/10/10," according to 350.org founder Bill McKibben, "but they will also be sending a pointed political message: 'We're getting to work, what about you?'"<br />
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WHO:<br />
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The three 2010 EcoDaredevil Awardees are:<br />
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Photographer Jerry Moran, a fine art, music and architectural photographer from New Orleans. When the BP Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April, he turned his camera to the coast, the animals and the people impacted by and working on the response. With his camera and generous spirit, he connected people with an ecological tragedy we won't soon forget. Jerry has put himself in harms way physically, emotionally and financially while making his images widely available. "Some pictures are very, very painful to look at. [The birds] look like dead angels in the sand."<br />
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http://nativeorleanian.com/tag/bp-oil-spill/<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TlL1uTPCSA<br />
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Activist, educator and racecar driver Leilani Münter is well known for speaking out about environmental issues. On her blog Carbon Free Girl she documents her efforts to become carbon neutral and discusses environmental issues and clean energy. Leilani was named by Discovery Channel's Planet Green Network as the #1 Eco Athlete. Leilani was one of the first celebrity activists to visit the BP Oil Spill, she arrived in Venice, Louisiana on May 2, ten days after the Deepwater Horizon sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the same day President Barack Obama arrived. She spent a week at the spill, documenting her experience there. On July 13, 2010, Leilani returned and toured the oil-stained areas of Louisiana devastated by the BP Oil Spill as part of a Sierra Club sponsored event involving 10 current and former athletes. "Just because you're green, doesn't mean you can't be fast."<br />
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http://www.leilanimunter.com/<br />
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Student activist Tyler Hess of DePauw University, a leader in the efforts to bring sustainability to his university. This includes a successful ban on the sale of plastic bottled water on campus, one of the first to do so in the nation. Tyler points out that his efforts have grown beyond the university, “A few people have contacted me to say that their families have banned bottled water after hearing about this." Not everyone agrees with his efforts, but Tyler is an EcoDaredevil who holds his ground and as he's a Sophomore there's plenty of time for more progress on campus and beyond.<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjBqN4oDyB8<br />
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http://www.facebook.com/tyler.hess<br />
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The first annual EcoDaredevil Award was presented on Earth Day 2008 by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols to Duke University doctoral student Elliott Hazen. An honorary award was also presented to Krysten Knievel, granddaughter of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel in recognition of Evel's inspiration for the EcoDaredevil Award. Mr. Hazen was one of the co-founders of GreenWave, a student-led sustainability movement at the Duke Marine Lab. He also instituted a Green by Design class at the Marine Lab bringing in all sorts of experts from business, fisheries etc. to come and share visionary ideas about sustainability.<br />
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The 2009 award honored two EcoDaredevils from the legendary Evel Knievel's home state of Montana, with a presentation on the campus of Montana Tech University coinciding with World Water Monitoring Day, an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.<br />
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Bios of 2009 EcoDaredevil Awardees:<br />
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Kathryn (Katie) Makarowski, an aquatic biologist, sustainability advocate and a recent graduate of the University of Montana’s Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program. Her advisors and peers describe her as innovative, courageous, determined and exceptionally effective in her work to sustain and restore our nation’s rivers, watersheds and fresh water ecosystems. One recommender commented that “Katie used a combination of politeness, persuasion and persistence” to get the job done on behalf of Montana’s environmental future. See Katie in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MbYiJsRVhE<br />
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Kathleen Kennedy of Big Sky High School in Missoula, MT, an educator through and through, loved by students and teachers alike. In her Wildlife Biology class she challenges students to think beyond the textbooks and critically consider the environmental costs associated with the status quo. For her efforts raising awareness of important and contentious environmental issues, in particular, screening the award-winning short documentary “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard (viewed more than 7 million times online), she received many bitter personal attacks, felt abandoned and betrayed by the school system and considered quitting teaching. The debate and associated controversy reached the NY Times and filled many pages in local newspapers. But Kathleen, to the delight of many, recommitted herself to teaching. In the face of great adversity, Kathleen stood her ground and emerged as a stronger and better teacher. The kind of teacher that will lead the next generation into a more sustainable future. Read more about Kathleen's efforts here: http://bit.ly/eRImG<br />
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The award winners are chosen by a selection committee of nationally and regionally recognized environmental scientists/ activists.<br />
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OpEd: We're All EcoDaredevils Now<br />
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On October 17, 1938 Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel was born in Butte, Montana.<br />
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Following his sophomore year in high school he got a job in Anaconda's copper mines as a diamond drill operator then as driver of a large earth mover. As the legend goes, Knievel was fired when he did a motorcycle-type wheelie on the earth mover and drove it into Butte's main power line, leaving the city without electricity for several hours.<br />
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After stints in rodeo, ski jumping, the army, semi-pro hockey, back-country guiding and insurance sales he settled into a career as a professional Daredevil.<br />
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Hundreds of jumps and dozens of spectacular crashes later, on February 28, 1971 he set a new world record by jumping 19 cars with his Harley-Davidson XR-750.<br />
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Such is the colorful mix of reality and legend spanning Knievel's life. He took his place in history as rock star, action hero, athlete and folk legend all in one. His death-defying jumps awed millions around the world.<br />
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But back in 1961, before he achieved worldwide fame, Knievel hitchhiked with the rack of a bull elk from Montana to our nation’s capital to protest the culling of elk in Yellowstone. The Kennedy administration responded and countless elk were saved.<br />
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While no one would argue Knievel's conservationist credentials, his fearlessness, grit and persistence were world class.<br />
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In the face of new, daunting challenges, his response was all action, full-speed, non-stop.<br />
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Today, we face ever more serious crises—loss of biodiversity, contaminated rivers and lakes, a warming planet, collapsing fisheries, looming food and water shortages, and a growing population that bodes for more of the same. Left to the status quo, scientists forecast a “2050 Scenario” in which our planet is hotter, dirtier, and overcrowded with nine billion people who are left to wage wars for what little remains.<br />
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Jumping this eco-chasm will be the greatest challenge we have ever faced. It will require revolutionary changes in society and technology.<br />
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To succeed, we must be brave, creative and outspoken. We must undertake the audacious, the impossible and the dangerous. We must risk our financial, social, and physical comfort. We must state the heretical, radical truths about our present situation. We must not be dissuaded, cajoled or convinced that our greenest dreams cannot become reality.<br />
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In other words, we must become <a href="http://www.ecodaredevil.com">EcoDaredevils</a>.<br />
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Changing light bulbs, inflating tires, eating organic and toting reusable bags are each important gestures. But it’s going to take action far more thrilling to make it over this canyon. But, we must do something for the planet—something that invites personal risk.<br />
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It's not enough to leave the solutions to our most pressing environmental problems in the hands of the professionals, the experts or the government. That strategy will surely continue to fail.<br />
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The lack of adequate response to this deepening crisis means that we are all EcoDaredevils now. Like it or not.<br />
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They say that Evel Knievel broke every bone in his body at one time or another. But, he kept on jumping. His steely will kept driving him back to the bike and up the ramp.<br />
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This week in Butte, Montana we'll honor two exemplary EcoDaredevils for their work, persistence, and commitment to protecting our planet in the face of personal and professional risk.<br />
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Inspired by the spirit of Evel Knievel, motivated by our global ecological crisis and called to action by future generations. We are all EcoDaredevils now. Strap on your helmet, let's ride.<br />
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Wallace "J." Nichols is a scientist, activist, community organizer, author, and dad. Blog: www.wallacejnichols.org<br />
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###OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-63394150815120782042010-06-08T12:33:00.000-07:002010-06-08T12:33:52.222-07:00What Would Jacques do? One hundred years of oil<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wallace-j-nichols/jacques-cousteau-_b_604253.html"></a><i>By Wallace J. Nichols, Sarah Kornfeld, Jake Dunagan and Stuart Candy<br />
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Jacques Yves Cousteau spent halcyon days gliding above and beneath the ocean. He lived among the largest mammals and sea drift. He was the master educator and voice for the sea. And so, on this, the 100th anniversary of his birth, it is a sorry state of affairs that we cannot celebrate the legacy of his ocean life, but instead it is the centennial of our own legacy with oil, plastic and associated toxins we must confront. One hundred years ago, 1910, the fossil-fuel-based plastics industry was born, as was Cousteau, and thus began the first plastic century.<br />
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Plastic is made from oil and gas, plain and simple, yet we do not think of oil or plastic pollution when we think of Cousteau. We think mostly of how he inspired wonder in us. We wondered at life aboard the Calypso with its salty crew. And, this wonder for the sea has engendered generations of people to become oceanographers, biologists, divers and simple lovers of the sea. But, if we do not make the serious connection -- now -- between the legacy of Cousteau and our legacy with petroleum we will sully the memory of the man.<br />
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Yet, the memory of the ocean was hardly what Cousteau was all about: he was really about the future of the ocean. He was always looking ahead -- not behind. He wanted people to have knowledge so that they could have foresight. His great genius was not that he made you want to go swimming today; it was that he inspired you to want to know deeply and explore constantly the ocean in the immediate future, and always.<br />
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"If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work," he said.<br />
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Right now, however, we have our thinking backwards; we are watching a reckless and inane "clean up" of the Gulf of Mexico play out in slow motion. What can we imagine he would say right now? Would we listen? Would we nod our heads with a sense of security that the great man was leading us, teaching us, telling us how to get out of this mess? What would he do? Would we join him?<br />
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Who knows, but a good guess is that that great lover of the sea, and great pragmatist for the environment might be furious. Enraged. Heartbroken. One can imagine at the same time, the man rallying us to demand substantial legislative changes, responsible action from the oil industry, and a global systemic shift away from oil/plastic/toxins because our very lives depend on it. His line in the sand would be deep and long.<br />
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But, he's not here, is he? Yet, his 100th birthday is right before us. His legacy of an ocean is literally mired in the slick dependence we have on oil. So, let's make the list that a pragmatic leader like Cousteau might offer.<br />
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Let's do this:<br />
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1. Tell someone each day what our Ocean Planet, our one and only blue marble, means to you. Describe how you love it, why you want to see it and hear it. Love is stronger than apathy, and your vision for the future of what you love can impact people. Use all of the media at your disposal to share your oceanophilia, get in on rallies, letter writing and vote for the ocean.<br />
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2. Stop pouring toxins, any toxins, into the drains around you, onto your food, into your tank or into your body: you can show BP what responsibility looks like -- what you don't pour down the drain won't get to the ocean. "Think tank," you might say. Think about what goes in it and what comes out.<br />
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3. Remember that great people leave Earth, but plastic never does. Reject straws, coffee lids, forks, or anything plastic you use once then throw away. First off, they are made of oil and gas and can make you sick. Second, when they end up in the ocean they make the ocean sick. Try as best you can to free your home, school and business of single-use disposable plastics.<br />
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The time is now for us, the lovers of the sea. We cannot wait for a great tide to take the oil, and our need for it, away to a magical place. And, we can't wait for the memory of great people to inspire us to change. We must honor their memory by doing something great ourselves.<br />
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Each of us must be Cousteau -- we must embody his legacy with a vision for the future: one that includes a world with a healthy, thriving sea. We must embody his memory -- a person who wanted a healthy, thriving future for the planet.<br />
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Ask yourself, "What would Jacques do?" Act as he would. Because we are all ocean activists now.<br />
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<i>Wallace J. Nichols, Sarah Kornfeld, Jake Dunagan, and Stuart Candy, are a hybrid art- science-futures collaboration. Their installation <a href="http://PlasticCentury.org">Plastic Century</a> is an interactive installation created for the California Academy of Sciences that explores the relationship between plastic, people, and the environment over the 100 years since the birth of Jacques Cousteau. The installation will be at the California Academy of Sciences June 3rd and June 10th. The Plastic Century Team is currently in residency at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), in San Francisco.</i>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-57261374208674671712009-12-16T08:52:00.000-08:002009-12-16T08:58:55.956-08:00Evel's Son Will Attempt Wembly JumpBBC News: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8414169.stm">Evel Knievel's son to recreate double-decker bus stunt</a><br /><br />The son of stuntman Evel Knievel plans to complete a double-decker bus jump that nearly ended his father's career.<br /><br />Robbie Knievel, 47, will try to jump over 16 buses at Wembley, west London, in May - riding a classic Harley Davidson XR-750 machine.<br /><br />Evel Knievel broke his pelvis during his 1975 bid to jump over 13 buses.<br /><br />"Although my dad's jump ended with broken bones and a lot of pain, I'm confident he'll be smiling down on this one," Mr Knievel said.<br /><br />"Daredevils are a dying breed. I'm proud to have been raised by one and to be one myself."<br /><br />His father attempted the stunt in front of an audience of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium, on 25 May 1975.<br /> <br />But his rear wheel clipped the last bus in the row and he somersaulted onto the ramp with the bike crashing down on top of him.<br /><br />A concussed Knievel announced his retirement over the stadium's PA system.<br /><br />Nevertheless he returned five months later, successfully clearing 14 buses in Ohio and setting a new world record.<br /><br />The senior daredevil, who made 300 jumps before retiring in 1980, died aged 69 in November 2007.<br /><br />His son gained fame in 1989 when he successfully jumped 150ft (45m) over the fountains at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.<br /><br />He has completed more than 350 professional jumps, including 20 world records.<br /><br />Mr Knievel said he was "looking forward" to making the attempt to clear the jump that thwarted his father.<br /><br />"I can never fill the shoes of my father because he was the greatest stunt guy in the world - the greatest daredevil," he said.<br /><br />"Whether I make or miss it, at least I gave it a shot."OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-48243759917441815652009-11-12T10:03:00.000-08:002009-11-12T10:11:45.593-08:00Catching Up with EcoDaredevil Award Winner Kathleen Kennedy<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 238, 221); line-height: 18px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; background-image: url(http://www2.blogblog.com/rounders4/icon_arrow.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; display: block; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; border-right-style: dotted; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-left-style: dotted; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 14px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 29px; font: normal normal bold 135%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-position: 10px 0.5em; "><a href="http://cfwep.blogspot.com/2009/11/catching-up-with-ecodaredevil-award.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Catching Up with EcoDaredevil Award Winner Kathleen Kennedy</span></a></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; border-right-style: dotted; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-left-style: dotted; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 102, 102); border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 14px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 29px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Kathleen Kennedy is one of two 2009 winners of the EcoDaredevil award, which honors those who are taking risks to promote conservation and environmental sustainability. Kathleen, a Missoula high school biology teacher, was admonished by her own school board for showing "The Story of Stuff," a popular film about the environmental costs of rampant consumerism, but Kathleen persisted. Kathleen took time away from her busy teaching schedule to provide the following update on life since receiving the EcoDaredevil award in September.</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaf1GpQpnXWmdYoNT74f2ub7fu4jCGyrQIidyxATPYz0zovSBH263MOOlQMK49sWRsNUQTA3_7ZF7CkDQ8xQjJBHUmRgh8BZTN3bvzCKsYUUETuWNbQ7IyGpaZpxLIm-xy73tjpHO8VNo/s1600-h/image001-forprint.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403270732819730978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaf1GpQpnXWmdYoNT74f2ub7fu4jCGyrQIidyxATPYz0zovSBH263MOOlQMK49sWRsNUQTA3_7ZF7CkDQ8xQjJBHUmRgh8BZTN3bvzCKsYUUETuWNbQ7IyGpaZpxLIm-xy73tjpHO8VNo/s400/image001-forprint.jpg" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; " /></a><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Photo above: Kathleen's EcoDaredevil award helmet, complete with a signature from singer Eddie Vedder.</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /><br />Receiving an EcoDaredevil award has been a really fun and inspiring experience. Thinking about Evel Knievel trying stunts and then dusting himself off and trying again when things didn’t go as planned reminds me of the resilience that I have had to bring forth since my ordeal began. Comparing myself to Evel of course also makes me laugh—something I didn’t do much last year!<br /><br />The award has given me a light-hearted way to discuss controversy and polarization with my students. Ironically, the controversy about the </span><a href="http://www.storyofstuff.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Story of Stuff</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> as an educational video reached a new level just shortly after the EcoDaredevil awards ceremony. After being informed by one of his “watchdogs”, Glenn Beck of Fox News discussed the film and its use in classrooms on his program and incited his viewers to complain to their school boards. The Story of Stuff blog was filled with outrageous reactions. Having Glenn Beck challenge the Story of Stuff is yet another validation of the film’s important message and renews my resolve to ensure that students are given opportunities for critical thinking in my classroom.<br /><br />On a funny note, I brought my EcoDaredevil helmet with me to Pearl Jam’s concert near Portland, OR in September with the plan to have the band’s bassist, Montana native Jeff Ament, with whom I had shared my story, sign it. To my surprise the entire band signed the helmet. I got to have a nice chat with Jeff before the show that included me giving him his own EcoDaredevil sticker! Interestingly, Eddie Vedder signed “with Love & Respect” and drew a picture of a wave, which makes me wonder if he is aware of the Great Turning (visit </span><a href="http://www.thegreatturning.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">http://www.thegreatturning.net/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> for more info).<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9cJqZu-hHrRm4mvTZrefCgmvwm8FDiEbGXCgiiXjkjVQtYnNy2QY1iiRsv8tgTG7R2aWdIKbGkNO7_eK3szyPPHd550iXL3m1cffTK9WR1kSDaMi0yOLDiUY3TCWsc9prrqF42Ljp3U/s1600-h/image003-forprint.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403271167982872834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9cJqZu-hHrRm4mvTZrefCgmvwm8FDiEbGXCgiiXjkjVQtYnNy2QY1iiRsv8tgTG7R2aWdIKbGkNO7_eK3szyPPHd550iXL3m1cffTK9WR1kSDaMi0yOLDiUY3TCWsc9prrqF42Ljp3U/s400/image003-forprint.jpg" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; " /></a><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Photo above: Kathleen with Pearl Jam bassist and Montana native Jeff Ament, an EcoDaredevil supporter.</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /><br />My school year is going really well so far and I think this award allowed me to put things in perspective and go forth! Thanks for recognizing the role that educators have in helping us jump the chasm to sustainability.<br /><br />For more information on the EcoDaredevil award, visit</span><a href="http://ecodaredevil.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">ecodaredevil.blogspot.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">. For more on the Story of Stuff, visit</span><a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">http://www.storyofstuff.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">.<br /><br />-Kathleen Kennedy</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; border-right-style: dotted; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-left-style: dotted; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 102, 102); border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 14px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 29px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div class="titlewrapper"><h1 class="title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 30px; line-height: 1.2em; font: normal normal bold 200%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://cfwep.blogspot.com/2009/11/catching-up-with-ecodaredevil-award.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The Waterblogger</span></a></h1></div><div class="descriptionwrapper"><p class="description" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 30px; line-height: 1.5em; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span>The Clark Fork Watershed Education Project (CFWEP) uses outdoor activities and local experts to teach about the effects of settlement and industry on the Upper Clark Fork basin, and to give students and educators the scientific background to quantify the health of our watershed. Our philosophy is that place-based, hands-on, field and classroom activities instill in participants a clearer grasp of fundamental concepts and methods as well as creating a sense of watershed stewardship.</span></p></div></span></span></div></span>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-64832034009528345352009-09-19T08:11:00.000-07:002009-09-19T08:12:00.337-07:00‘Ecodaredevils' Award honors those who stand up for environment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span><tr><td align="left"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">By <a href="mailto:nick.gevock@mtstandard.com">Nick Gevock</a> of <a href="http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2009/09/19/area/hjjajaiajbecge.txt">The Montana Standard</a> - 09/19/2009</span></p><p>Kathleen Kennedy was admonished by her own school board for showing "The Story of Stuff," a film about the environmental costs of rampant consumerism, but the biology teacher persisted.</p><p>The teacher from Big Sky High School in Missoula held firm and showed the film, saying it delivered an important message and cited its examples with good sources.</p><p>"As a teacher of high school students, I have to do something to get their attention," Kennedy said Friday at Montana Tech. "This (film) does a great job of putting things we buy in the context of a greater system." Such resolve is exactly what J. Nichols, a sea turtle researcher and conservationist, had in mind last year when he helped found the "ecodaredevil" awards. Nichols on Friday presented this year's awards to Kennedy and Katie Makarowski, an aquatic biologist working to conserve and restore rivers and streams.</p><p>Nichols was among the first researchers to prove that sea turtles migrate from the coast off of Japan to the west coasts of North and South America. He has authored dozens of scientific papers and book chapters and for years has worked on sea turtle and ocean conservation and restoration. His work has taken him to Mexico, Indonesia and along the West Coast, among other places.</p><p>Nichols said his inspiration for the award was his childhood heroes — Jacque Cousteau and Evel Knievel. While the two seem an odd mix, Cousteau spurred Nichols' interest in the oceans and inspired him to earn a doctorate degree in wildlife ecology and evolutionary biology.</p><p>Yet Knievel, it's little known, was a conservationist as well. He once hitchhiked with a bull elk rack from Montana to Washington, D.C., to draw attention to the culling of elk in Yellowstone National Park, an act that got him a meeting with officials.</p><p>"Would anybody classify Evel as an environmentalist and a conservationist — absolutely not," said Matt Vincent, director of the Butte-based Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and an Ecodaredevil award sponsor.</p><p>Nichols said growing up he emulated Knievel. He and his friends were always taking jumps on their bicycles and mimicking other stunts from the famous daredevil.</p><p>But he took a lot of lessons from Knievel beyond trying dangerous feats. Most of all, Nichols took away that everybody fails at times.</p><p>That's not a reason to quit, he said. In fact, he said every successful person has failed and yet learned from it to achieve great things. Nichols said that's a lesson people working to protect the environment need to take from conservationists such as Kennedy, Makarowski, one that Knievel always illustrated throughout his career.</p><p>"You undoubtedly will experience that burning, biting feeling that Evel Knievel did when he didn't land the jump, seeing places where you loved to spend time destroyed," he said. "But if you don't get back up, then we all lose, the planet loses." Reporter <a href="mailto:nick.gevock@mtstandard.com">Nick Gevock</a> may be reached at <a href="mailto:nick.gevock@mtstandard.com">nick.gevock@mtstandard.com</a>.</p><p></p></td></tr>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-45003170217523184022009-09-15T21:48:00.000-07:002009-09-15T21:51:25.811-07:00CBS News: EcoDaredevil Awards to be presented in Butte<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><p align="">Two Montana women are being honored with an award that recognizes ingenuity and courage in the area of environmental action and science.</p><div id="storyBody" name="storyBody"><p align="">The EcoDaredevil Award was founded by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols and inspired by Butte native Evel Knievel. This year the award will be presented in the Copper Lounge of the Student Union Building at Montana Tech at noon on Friday, Sept. 18.</p><p align="">Katie Makarowski, an aquatic biologist, sustainability advocate and a recent graduate of the University of Montana's Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program, and Kathleen Kennedy, a teacher at Big Sky High School in Missoula, will be honored at the event.</p><p align="">Read more <a href="http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=11136893">HERE</a></p></div></span>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-41819931442571771992009-09-15T20:37:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:46:58.435-07:002009 EcoDaredevil Award SponsorsThank you to all the sponsors of the 2009 EcoDaredevil Awards!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://www.bhrf.org/">Big Hole River Foundation<br /></a><a href="http://BlueMarbles.org">BlueMarbles.org</a><div><a href="http://www.cfwep.org/">CFWEP</a><br /><div><a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Copper.City.Signs.406-494-7940">Copper City Signs</a><br /><a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/">Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment<br /></a><a href="http://EcoDaredevil.com">EcoDaredevil.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.ecologyproject.org/">Ecology Project International</a><br /><a href="http://www.joshuabchoy.com/">Joshua BC Hoy</a><br /><a href="http://monkeybusiness.com">Monkey Business Skateboards</a></div><div><a href="http://www.mtech.edu/">Montana Tech of the University of Montana<br /></a><a href="http://www.oceanrevolution.org">Ocean Revolution</a><div><a href="http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc=en_US&sct=US&assetid=1932">Patagonia</a> of Dillon, MT<br /><a href="http://ProPeninsula.org">ProPeninsula</a><br />The Seri Tribe<br />The Kuna Tribe</div></div></div></span></div>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-76897439853259991862009-09-11T23:11:00.000-07:002009-09-11T23:12:53.697-07:00Big Sky teacher who showed 'Story of Stuff' earns EcoDareDevil Award<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div>By MICHAEL MOORE of the <a href="http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_3de96666-9f5a-11de-8c6a-001cc4c03286.html">Missoulian</a> | Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div id="blox-story-text"><div>By the time the dust settled on the so-called "Story of Stuff" debate, Big Sky High School teacher Kathleen Kennedy wasn't sure she wanted to teach any more.</div><div><br /></div><div>But as the teaching community, University of Montana professors and much of Missoula rallied to her defense, Kennedy found herself revitalized and ready again for the classroom.</div><div>"I realized that there's nothing short of our future at stake, and I knew I had a role to play in that," she said Friday.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her performance in that role has now earned her a national honor from an environmental group that has fashioned its award after another well-known Montanan, Evel Knievel.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's called the EcoDareDevil Award, and Kennedy will receive it next Friday in Butte, Knievel's hometown, in a ceremony at Montana Tech. That's World Water Monitoring Day, which makes sense given that the award is bestowed by a group called Ocean Revolution.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I just see winning the award as another way to talk about the importance of us paying attention to what's going on in the world," Kennedy said. "That's what motivates me, the chance to inspire people to not be complacent about the issues we're facing as a society."</div><div><br /></div><div>That said, Kennedy doesn't see herself as a daredevil. She's a teacher. That means putting serious issues on the table, then helping students understand them and put them in context.</div><div><br /></div><div>"A lot of people don't understand what public education is all about, and what teachers go through to teach things that are true," she said. "In terms of science, there are things that are true and there are things that are political. We somehow have to keep teaching the things that are true, even when it's hard."</div><div><br /></div><div>That's what Kennedy had in mind in the fall of 2008 when she showed a video called "The Story of Stuff" to her biology class.</div><div><br /></div><div>The video is a pointed critique of American consumerism and its role in the production of waste and climate change.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of Kennedy's students told her father about the video, and he complained to Big Sky officials, saying Kennedy should have offered a balanced perspective to what he viewed as a liberal broadside.</div><div><br /></div><div>That complaint eventually made its way to the Missoula County Public Schools trustees, who in a decision that was broadly criticized, decided that Kennedy violated board policy concerning the teaching of controversial issues.</div><div><br /></div><div>That policy, which was both vague and murky, was eventually rewritten by a community group chosen by Superintendent Alex Apostle.</div><div><br /></div><div>The community's overall response to the board decision heartened Kennedy, even as she faced the occasional criticism.</div><div><br /></div><div>"It was pretty unpleasant at times, but I think over time that I realized that I needed to be out there fighting this fight," Kennedy said. "We have to have people who will stand out there and not fear the repercussions. Maybe that's the daredevil part of this thing."</div><div><br /></div><div>Kennedy's fellow teacher, Kate Lindner, and a former student nominated her for the award, and University of Montana biology professor Erick Greene wrote a letter on her behalf.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Kathleen served as a lightning rod on these important issues of being able to raise and discuss important and contentious environmental issues," Greene wrote in his letter.</div><div><br /></div><div>Being that lightning rod had its downside for a while, but Kennedy's energy for teaching is now renewed.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I'm really excited to be part of the discussion we're having with kids about how to solve the problems that face us," she said. "We need to get busy."</div><div><br /></div><div>Reporter Michael Moore can be reached at 523-5252 or by e-mail at mmoore@missoulian.com.</div></div></span>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-48993096989082219422009-09-11T17:14:00.001-07:002009-09-11T17:14:51.411-07:002009 EcoDaredevil Awards: More Water, Less Stuff!For Immediate Release<br />14 September 2009<br /><br />Media Contact:<br /><br />Justin Ringsak<br /><br />Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP)<br /><br />Public Education & Communications Coordinator<br /><br />Montana Tech Department of Technical Outreach<br /><br />1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701<br /><br />(406) 496-4897; (406) 491-0922<br /><br />jringsak@mtech.edu<br /><br />www.cfwep.org<br /><br /><br />WHAT: 2009 EcoDaredevil Awards (www.ecodaredevil.com)<br /><br />WHEN: Friday, September 18th at 12:00 noon (coincides with World Water Monitoring Day, an international outreach program that in 2008 had over 70,000 people in over 70 countries monitor water quality near their hometowns)<br /><br />WHERE: in the Copper Lounge of the Student Union Building at Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT<br /><br />Come meet the 2009 EcoDaredevil Award recipients, Kathryn (Katie) Makarowski and Kathleen Kennedy (bios follow).<br /><br />The first annual EcoDaredevil Award was presented on Earth Day 2008 by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols to Duke University doctoral student Elliott Hazen. An honorary award was also presented to Krysten Knievel, granddaughter of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel in recognition of Evel's inspiration for the EcoDaredevil Award. Mr. Hazen was one of the co-founders of GreenWave, a student-led sustainability movement at the Duke Marine Lab. He also instituted a Green by Design class at the Marine Lab bringing in all sorts of experts from business, fisheries etc. to come and share visionary ideas about sustainability.<br /><br />This year we will honor two EcoDaredevils from the legendary Evel Knievel's home state of Montana, with an award presentation on the campus of Montana Tech.<br /><br />The 2009 award winner was chosen by a selection committee of nationally and regionally recognized environmental scientists/ activists who reviewed all nominations.<br /><br />The 2009 EcoDaredevil Award will be presented in a ceremony at Montana Tech on Friday, September 18th on World Water Monitoring Day, an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.<br /><br />Bios of 2009 EcoDaredevil Awardees:<br /><br />Kathryn (Katie) Makarowski is an aquatic biologist, sustainability advocate and a recent graduate of the University of Montana’s Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program. Her advisors and peers describe her as innovative, courageous, determined and exceptionally effective in her work to sustain and restore our nation’s rivers, watersheds and fresh water ecosystems. One recommender commented that “Katie used a combination of politeness, persuasion and persistence” to get the job done on behalf of Montana’s environmental future. “Many students would give up when single, let alone multiple requests were ignored. Katie, however, was undaunted. She simply wore ‘em down with her charm and directness. She had the drive to do whatever it took that was ethical and civil!” Another colleague says “there is a greater purpose to everything Katie does…she embodies exactly the qualities this award aims to recognize: not afraid to speak out, but also genuinely amiable, driven, and accomplished – exactly the kind of person needed to spark environmental change.” Still another reviewer says of Katie: “She has no car, eats low on the food chain, reuses/recycles everything, and all with a smile. She joyfully lives life large on a tiny ecological footprint. An exceptional act of courage in our consumptive society.” Her passion for and commitment to our planet have attracted uncountable numbers of others to follow in her path. See Katie in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MbYiJsRVhE<br /><br />Kathleen Kennedy of Big Sky High School in Missoula, MT is an educator through and through, loved by students and teachers alike. In her Wildlife Biology class she challenges students to think beyond the textbooks and critically consider the environmental costs associated with the status quo. For her efforts raising awareness of important and contentious environmental issues, in particular, screening the award-winning short documentary “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard (viewed more than 7 million times online), she received many bitter personal attacks, felt abandoned and betrayed by the school system and considered quitting teaching. The debate and associated controversy reached the NY Times and filled many pages in local newspapers. But Kathleen, to the delight of many, has recommitted herself to teaching. As a result of this, she has attended many conferences and workshops on how to teach about environmental issues in an honest and fair way and her work has stimulated important discussions about academic freedoms. In the face of great adversity, Kathleen has stood her ground and emerged as a stronger and better teacher. The kind of teacher that will lead the next generation into a more sustainable future. http://www.storyofstuff.com/<br /><br />Dr. Wallace "J." Nichols is a scientist, activist, community organizer, author, and dad. He works to inspire a deeper connection with nature, sometimes simply by walking and talking, other times through writing or images. Science and knowledge can also stoke our fires. But he knows that what really moves people is feeling part of and touching something bigger than ourselves. J. is a Research Associate at California Academy of Sciences and founder/co-director of Ocean Revolution, an international network of young ocean advocates, and co-founder of SEE Turtles, a sea turtle conservation tourism project. He earned his MEM in Environmental Policy and Economics from Duke University's Nicholas School and his PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from University of Arizona. Blog: www.wallacejnichols.org<br /><br /><br /><br />OpEd: We're All EcoDaredevils Now<br /><br />(Wallace J. Nichols)<br /><br />On October 17, 1938 Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel was born in Butte, Montana.<br /><br />Following his sophomore year in high school he got a job in Anaconda's copper mines as a diamond drill operator then as driver of a large earth mover. As the legend goes, Knievel was fired when he did a motorcycle-type wheelie on the earth mover and drove it into Butte's main power line, leaving the city without electricity for several hours.<br /><br />After stints in rodeo, ski jumping, the army, semi-pro hockey, back-country guiding and insurance sales he settled into a career as a professional Daredevil.<br /><br />Hundreds of jumps and dozens of spectacular crashes later, on February 28, 1971 he set a new world record by jumping 19 cars with his Harley-Davidson XR-750.<br /><br />Such is the colorful mix of reality and legend spanning Knievel's life. He took his place in history as rock star, action hero, athlete and folk legend all in one. His death-defying jumps awed millions around the world.<br /><br />But back in 1961, before he achieved worldwide fame, Knievel hitchhiked with the rack of a bull elk from Montana to our nation’s capital to protest the culling of elk in Yellowstone. The Kennedy administration responded and countless elk were saved.<br /><br />While no one would argue Knievel's conservationist credentials, his fearlessness, grit and persistence were world class.<br /><br />In the face of new, daunting challenges, his response was all action, full-speed, non-stop.<br /><br />Today, we face ever more serious crises—loss of biodiversity, contaminated rivers and lakes, a warming planet, collapsing fisheries, looming food and water shortages, and a growing population that bodes for more of the same. Left to the status quo, scientists forecast a “2050 Scenario” in which our planet is hotter, dirtier, and overcrowded with nine billion people who are left to wage wars for what little remains.<br /><br />Jumping this eco-chasm will be the greatest challenge we have ever faced. It will require revolutionary changes in society and technology.<br /><br />To succeed, we must be brave, creative and outspoken. We must undertake the audacious, the impossible and the dangerous. We must risk our financial, social, and physical comfort. We must state the heretical, radical truths about our present situation. We must not be dissuaded, cajoled or convinced that our greenest dreams cannot become reality.<br /><br />In other words, we must become EcoDaredevils.<br /><br />Changing light bulbs, inflating tires, eating organic and toting reusable bags are each important gestures. But it’s going to take action far more thrilling to make it over this canyon. We must do something much bolder for the planet—something that invites personal risk.<br /><br />It's not enough to leave the solutions to our most pressing environmental problems in the hands of the professionals, the experts or the government. That strategy will surely continue to fail.<br /><br />The lack of adequate response to this deepening crisis means that we are all EcoDaredevils now. Like it or not.<br /><br />They say that Evel Knievel broke every bone in his body at one time or another. But, he kept on jumping. His steely will kept driving him back to the bike and up the ramp.<br /><br />This week in Butte, Montana we'll honor two exemplary EcoDaredevils for their work, persistence, and commitment to protecting our planet in the face of personal and professional risk.<br /><br />Inspired by the spirit of Evel Knievel, motivated by our global ecological crisis and called to action by future generations. We are all EcoDaredevils now. Strap on your helmet, let's ride.<br /><br />###OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-89910961415357989732009-09-08T13:18:00.000-07:002009-09-08T13:20:10.648-07:002009 EcoDaredevil Awards<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div>WHAT: 2009 EcoDaredevil Awards</div><div><br /></div>WHEN: Friday, September 18th at 12:00 noon (coincides with World Water Monitoring Day, an international outreach program that in 2008 had over 70,000 people in over 70 countries monitor water quality near their hometowns) <div><div><br /></div><div>WHERE: in the Copper Lounge of the Student Union Building at Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT</div><div><br /></div><div>Come meet the 2009 EcoDaredevil Award recipients!</div></div></span>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-1682497728455070852009-06-05T00:08:00.000-07:002009-06-05T00:10:52.477-07:00The 2009 EcoDaredevil Award: Call for NominationsThe first annual EcoDarevil Award was presented on Earth Day 2008 at Duke University in Durham, NC. On World Ocean Day, June 8th, 2009 we proudly announce our call for nominations for the second-annual EcoDaredevil Award. This year we will honor an EcoDaredevil from the legendary Evel Knievel's home state of Montana, with an award presentation on the campus of Montana Tech in September 2009. Nominations must be received by August 1, 2009. The 2009 Ecodaredevil winner will receive a cash award and other “green” prizes. <br /><br />The first annual EcoDaredevil Award was presented to Duke doctoral student Elliott Hazen. An honorary award was also presented to Krysten Knievel, granddaughter of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel in recognition of Evel's inspiration for the EcoDaredevil Award. Mr. Hazen was one of the co-founders of GreenWave, a student-led sustainability movement at the Duke Marine Lab. He also instituted a Green by Design class at the Marine Lab bringing in all sorts of experts from business, fisheries etc. to come and chat about sustainability.<br /><br />The 2009 award winner will be chosen by 1) a selection committee of nationally and regionally recognized environmental scientists/ activists who will review all nominations; 2) peers via an on-line voting system. The 2009 EcoDaredevil Award will be announced in a ceremony at Montana Tech on Friday, September 18th on World Water Monitoring Day, an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.<br /><br />2009 Nominees must meet the following criteria:<br /><br />- Be from the State of Montana;<br /><br />- Age 18 to 35, or a recently (graduated this spring or enrolled for this fall) enrolled/graduated college (grad or undergrad) student;<br /><br />-Has exceptionally fulfilled the core characteristics of what the Ecodaredevil Award signifies: courage, creativity and success (even failure if they’re back up and trying) in positively impacting environmental change through science, action, policy or the arts.<br /><br />-Nominee must be nominated by a faculty member, researcher, student/ peer or other member of the local, regional, national or international environmental community.<br /><br />-Please submit nominations via email to EcoDaredevil@me.com by August 1, 2009. Please include the following information in your nomination, electronic submissions only (sent to EcoDaredevil@me.com ):<br /><br />• Name<br /><br />• Age<br /><br />• Location/hometown<br /><br />• Year in school/college/major<br /><br />• An explanation of why the nominee is an Ecodaredevil (maximum of three, single-spaced, 12-point font pages)<br /><br />• At least two letters/emails of recommendation/support -- one from a faculty/teacher; one from a student/peer; and/or one from a member of the community (state, local or other).<br /><br />• Supplements/supporting materials may include web links, articles, images of nominee's accomplishments<br /><br />Entries will be judged upon 1) innovation/creativity of nominee's actions/accomplishments; 2) courage of nominee to perform in the face of adversity (i.e. difficulty of achievement exhibited by numbers, required time/timeliness, social/economic/political climate, etc.); 3) significance of nominee's impact on environmental change (sustainability and/or size of outcome(s); number of people affected, policies changed/implemented, honors received); 4) exceptional character exhibited by the nominee. [Note: In order to save your nomination, prepare the nomination with Word, pdf and submit as an attachment.]<br /><br /><br />The World Needs Some EcoDaredevils<br /><br />By EcoDaredevil founder Wallace J. Nichols, PhD.<br /><br />Back in the 1970s, many of us idolized Evel Knievel. He was a rock star, sports hero and folk legend in one. He was both a daredevil and a cool character. Back then, his jumps over buses, fountains and canyons inspired us to launch our bicycles into the air and over puddles, mounds of dirt and hapless friends.<br /><br />Now, we find new inspiration in our childhood hero.<br /><br />In 1961 Robert Craig Knievel, long before “Evel” became a household name, hitchhiked through the dead of winter from Butte to our nation’s capital to protest the culling of elk in Yellowstone National Park. He lugged the rack of a massive bull elk along as a gift. It dominated the White House office of Mike Manatos, assistant to John F. Kennedy. <br />The administration responded and many elk were saved via implementation of a transplant system.<br /><br />Half a century later our country and our world face ever more serious environmental crises — loss of biodiversity, a warming planet, collapsing fisheries, looming food and water shortages for billions of people and the realization that our pollution has reached nearly every corner. Scientists forecast the 2050 Scenario as the convergence of a hotter, dirtier, more overcrowded Earth where nature will have been forgotten by most of the nine billion inhabitants who fight in violent wars for what’s left.<br /><br />Jumping that chasm is the greatest challenge we have ever faced. <br />Waiting until later is foolish at best and disastrous at worst.<br /><br />Solving the biggest problems we face will require the most revolutionarily of changes in society and technology, rather than incremental steps.<br /><br />We must be brave, creative and outspoken enough to challenge the status quo in our respective industries, departments and neighborhoods. We must undertake the audacious, impossible and dangerous. We must risk financial, social and physical pain.<br /><br />In other words, we must be EcoDaredevils.<br /><br />EcoDaredevils are everywhere. They are musicians, inventors, investors, scientists, activists, engineers, students, artists and entrepreneurs. They are debating, creating, evolving — sometimes crashing — and always coming back for more.<br /><br />Two Texas women cleaned up their beach and inspired the International Coastal Cleanup, a global volunteer movement a half a million strong. Virgin Atlantic billionaire Sir Richard Branson is greening the aviation industry. Feliciano dos Santos campaigns for clean water in Africa with powerful music. In San Francisco, architect Renzo Piano designed the giant new roof of the California Academy of Sciences as a native meadow with solar panels. In Mexico, WaterKeeper Julio Solis drag races in Baja fishing villages to raise awareness of the ocean crisis.<br /><br />Changing our light bulbs, inflating our tires and bringing our own bags are all important. But let’s be clear: it’s going to take actions far more thrilling and substantive for us to make it over this canyon.<br /><br />For some, speaking up boldly about energy efficiency at the office is a risky bet. For others it may be a massive transformation to “green” their household. Others may undertake bolder actions at higher stakes. The point is to do something for the planet that feels like risk and derring-do — to you.<br /><br />They say that Evel Knievel broke many, many bones, many times. But he kept on jumping his motorcycle through the air. “A man can fall many times, but he’s never a failure unless he refuses to get up,” is chiseled on Knievel’s headstone. He represented a combination of steely will, toughness, creativity and tenacity that enthralled me as an eight year old and still does.<br /><br />Look inside yourself and grab a hold of your inner EcoDaredevil. Strap on your helmet, your red, white and blue leathers, and let’s go for a ride.<br /><br />Nominate an EcoDaredevil for our 2009 Award.OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-63291802671168910682009-03-06T11:28:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:29:33.653-08:00EcoDaredevil Leilani Named NWF AmbassadorEILANI NAMED FIRST AMBASSADOR OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION<br />Race Car Driver Becomes Conservation Activist <br /> <br />NWF Media Contact: Mary Burnette, Burnette@nwf.org <br /> <br />Leilani Münter's Management at Wasserman Media Group: Marissa Nilon mnilon@wmgllc.com, telephone 310-882-4745 and Dan Levy, dlevy@wmgllc.com, telephone 919-256-1600. <br /> <br />RESTON, VA - (March 5, 2009) Some may think that protecting the environment while racing cars is an oxymoron. But not for biology graduate turned race car driver Leilani Münter who is piloting a new Ambassador Program for the National Wildlife Federation. Munter has been racing professionally since 2001 and is on a mission to educate 100 million race car fans about the benefits of living a green lifestyle. At the same time she hopes her efforts will encourage racing sanctioning bodies to increase their environmental initiatives with expanded recycling programs and the use of alternative fuels. <br /> <br />The National Wildlife Federation has established the Ambassador Program because the organization’s leadership believes everyone can make a difference in protecting wildlife and conserving our natural resources. The National Wildlife Federation Ambassador program was created in 2008 to recognize and support high profile individuals who not only excel in their profession, but set an example for the rest of the world in terms of being a good steward of the environment. <br /> <br />Some individuals, like Münter, have stepped up and shown exemplary leadership toward helping the conservation group achieve its goals. The influence Münter has in the racing community and beyond allows her to reach out with credible environmental messages, especially those that relate to reducing carbon, carbon being the major culprit of global warming. In fact, Münter even has a web site called CarbonFreeGirl.com. <br /> <br />“Just because you’re green, doesn’t mean you can’t be fast,” says Münter. “I’m simply bringing my world as a race car driver and environmentalist together.” <br /> <br />Münter is committed to reducing her personal carbon footprint in a variety of ways. She adopts and protects an acre of rainforest for every race she runs to offset her carbon footprint and has been a long time vegetarian and eco activist. She is politically active in the fight for climate legislation and has made several trips to Capitol Hill to speak with Congress on behalf of climate issues. In June 2008 she spoke at a Climate Action Rally on the steps of Capitol Hill alongside Senators Barbara Boxer, Joe Lieberman, and John Kerry. <br /> <br />In 2004 Münter gained the attention of the racing world when she qualified 4th and finished 7th at Texas Motor Speedway in the ROMCO Super Late Model Series. Texas would turn out to be one of Münter’s favorite tracks. She returned to Texas Motor Speedway in 2006 and set a new record when she finished 4th, the highest finish for a female driver in the history of the racetrack. By December 2006 Leilani had raced her way from the short tracks of southern California all the way to the most iconic NASCAR track of them all, the high banks of Daytona International Speedway. She completed her rookie ARCA test at Daytona and even though she was with a small underfunded team, she was 24th out of 57 race cars testing at Daytona. <br /> <br />In 2007 Leilani became the fourth woman in history to race in the Indy Pro Series, the developmental league of IndyCar. She impressed the open wheel racing world when she qualified 5th for her debut. Leilani was running in the top six when a multi car accident took her out of the race. <br /> <br />Münter realizes that being a race car driver involves her in a sport that is not environmentally friendly. That is why she is doing everything she can to reduce her carbon footprint such as using renewable energy, recycling, and adopting tropical rainforest for every race she runs. She believes as citizens of Earth, we all need to work together to take care of our world. <br /> <br />“The situation is dire and requires our urgent attention. Now is the time to make a change. We need to reduce our use of fossil fuels, commit ourselves to renewable energy sources, and conserve the biodiversity that we have on Earth before it is lost forever.” <br /> <br />Münter feels it is an honor and a privilege to serve as a National Wildlife Ambassador. She is looking forward to working with the organization to reach millions of racing fans and others with her message about protecting the world’s natural resources. <br /> <br />“The National Wildlife Federation is grateful to Ms. Münter for her assistance in spreading the word about the importance of reducing our nation’s carbon footprint,”said Larry Schweiger, President of the National Wildlife Federation. “As our first Ambassador, Ms. Münter will serve as a role model for others who have the capacity to reach others with their words and their actions.” <br /> <br />The National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future.OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-7341350441099247572008-12-27T22:38:00.000-08:002008-12-27T22:40:10.781-08:00EcoDaredevil Leilani Munter on NPR!Driver Wants NASCAR To Go Green<br /><br />Weekend Edition Saturday, December 27, 2008 · Professional race car driver and environmentalist Leilani Munter's mission for 2009 — to get her sport to go green.<br /><br />Listen to her <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98754579&ft=1&f=1095">HERE</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-42601975558394631022008-12-02T13:36:00.000-08:002008-12-02T13:37:09.864-08:00Ocean Revolution Gear for Ocean LoversOcean Revolution Gear for Ocean Lovers<br /> <br />Following <a href="http://web.me.com/wallacejnichols/wallacejnichols/Blog/Entries/2008/12/2_Ocean_Revolution_Gear_for_Ocean_Lovers.html">this link</a> to a message from my brother Joshua, who has created beautiful and unique Ocean Revolution belt buckles and pendants to help you support our work and look good.OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-76850085724227442762008-11-09T22:26:00.000-08:002008-12-03T22:29:26.355-08:00Baltimore Bioneers: Are you an EcoDaredevil?BALTIMORE BIONEERS ’08 CONFERENCE: CULTIVATING CHANGE. INSPIRING SOLUTIONS.<br /><br />Baltimore Bioneers<br />National Experts to Address Baltimore Conference on Practical Solutions to Protect and Restore Our Communities and Our Earth<br /><br />When<br />November 6-9, 2008<br />November 6, 6-9 pm, Art Reception and Kick‐Off Reception featuring the music of Bossalingo.<br />November 7-8, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm, Conference<br />November 9, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Conference<br /> <br />Where<br />Maryland Institute College of Art, Brown Center<br />1301 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore MD 21217<br /><br />What<br />The 2nd annual Baltimore Bioneers Conference features some of the most insightful, inspiring innovators working to change the region and the world. Witness how the power of collaboration across all disciplines can promote practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and healing human communities. Hear from local and recorded* keynotes, workshops, and panelist discussions. More online at <a href="http://www.cultivatingchange.org">www.cultivatingchange.org</a>.<br /><br />Keynote Speakers<br />The following speakers are available to speak with the press. Below is listed a schedule of speakers.<br /><br />SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, Falvey Hall<br /><br />9:30 am: Opening by Tracy Ward, publisher, Urbanite a founding sponsor of the conference<br /><br />11:20 am – 12 pm: Jessica Rimington, founder of One World Youth Project and a senior at Georgetown University – “The Next Generation of Social Change”<br /><br />12:55 – 1:40 pm: Wallace ‘J.’ Nichols, Ph.D., internationally recognized expert on marine conservation and ocean communication with the California Academy of Sciences and Ocean Revolution ‐ “Jump the Chasm: Are You an EcoDaredevil?”<br /><br />About Bioneers<br />Bioneers (www.bioneers.org) is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. Founded in 1990, Bioneers promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities. Baltimore is one of 18 “Beaming Bioneers” cities across the nation.<br /><br />Baltimore Bioneers Founding Sponsors<br /><br />CSBA <br />Tai Sophia Institute<br />Urbanite<br />USGBC Baltimore Chapter<br />2008 Baltimore Bioneers Conference Sponsors <br />Jim & Patty Rouse Foundation<br />substance151<br />Abell Foundation<br />GOforChange<br />lori hill event productions<br />Maryland Institute College of Art<br />Roland Park Country School<br />Art on Purpose<br />Baltimore Community Foundation<br />Kahn Family Foundation<br />National Aquarium in Baltimore<br />Parks & People Foundation<br />Waldorf School of Baltimore<br />Woodberry Kitchen ∙<br />Your Words Worth<br />Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund<br />Benchmark Assets Management<br />Black Oak Associates<br />CDM eCycling<br />Kelley Ray Consulting LLC<br />P. Flanigan & Sons<br />Reliant Energy<br />Vangel PaperOCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-60827563649884217132008-06-01T20:36:00.000-07:002008-06-01T20:37:10.538-07:00JUNK launches across Pacific today!As marine debris is one of our main concerns as ocean advocates, I thought everyone would be interested in this creative "EcoDaredevil" project by some of our friends and colleagues...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/05/crossing-the-pa.html">Crossing the Pacific on Junk raft<br /></a><br /><br />A guest post from Anna Cummins (photo at right), education advisor of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation.<br /><br />The average Emerald City reader has likely heard of the infamous "Pacific Garbage Patch," that mythical swath of debris in the Pacific, the size of Texas. Or was it two Texases or wait, twice the size of the moon?<br /><br />Having recently returned from a month-long research trip through this massive marine landfill, I'll clear up a few misconceptions:<br /><br />• The garbage does indeed exist. HOWEVER it is not a "patch" of garbage, nor a trash island. It's more like a huge bowl of dilute plastic soup, from California to Japan.<br /><br />• We can't clean it up, net it away, or sieve it out. It's an area twice the size of the United States, and the debris is too spread out. Imagine a handful of plastic cornflakes sprinkled over a football field. Now imagine 9 million football fields in the Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />12 years ago, Captain Charles Moore accidentally "discovered" the plastic debris debacle in the North Pacific while sailing an infrequently traveled route from Hawaii to Los Angeles. Stunned by the endless river of plastic junk he found -– toothbrushes, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments –- Moore decided to return with research tools and scientific sampling methods, to better understand what he saw.<br /><br /><br />In 1999, Moore et al. published the groundbreaking study, 4,200 miles across the Pacific, collecting surface samples the entire way.<br /><br />What we found this year: the problem has gotten much, much worse. Though our samples are still being processed, Captain Moore guesstimates a fivefold increase in 10 years, bumping plastic to plankton ratios up to 30:1.<br />And still, we tear through plastic bags and bottles like they're going out of style...<br /><br />Actually, we'd love to see disposable plastics go out of style. So to bring public attention to the junk in our ocean, we're sailing from Long Beach to Hawaii -- on Junk.<br /><br />For the last few months, Dr. Marcus Eriksen, Joel Paschal and myself have been creating Junk -– a raft made of 15,000 plastic bottles, an old Cessna 310 airplane, and other assorted junk, to sail from Long Beach to Hawaii.<br /><br />Marcus and Joel will set sail on June 1 from the Long Beach Aquarium, carrying hundreds of individual messages about plastic debris, to be delivered to D.C. legislators next winter. I'll be charting their daily progress from land, keeping up the blog, and praying for gentle, steady winds.<br /><br />Come on board! To support our mission, write your message in a bottle here. And to see history in the making -- the first ever plastic bottle boat cross the Pacific -- come on down for the June 1 launch party, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Long Beach Aquarium.<br /><br />Follow the journey at the <a href="http://junkraft.blogspot.com/">JUNK</a> blog. And for information, e-mail me at annacummins@gmail.com.<br /><br />Top photo by Joel Paschal; bottom photo by Peter BennettOCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-30813810147525542632008-05-30T16:13:00.001-07:002008-05-30T16:14:43.866-07:00EcoDaredevils: JUNK launch on June 1st!JUNK Launches on June 1st!<br /><br />Check it out <a href="http://junkraft.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> and be there if you can to send them off on their trip from CA to Hawaii aboard a plastic bottle raft.OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-27108752521360395122008-05-16T08:00:00.000-07:002008-05-16T08:09:04.306-07:00EcoDaredevil: Laser Van ThilloHere is a true eco daredevil action-the burying of the earth treasure vase in the ocean!<br /><br />Mark Van Thillo (aka Laser) and other members of PCRF "buried" a consecrated tibetan earth treasure vase in the Southern Pacific Ocean in December.<br /><br />The intention of the vase, which is filled with prayers and offerings, is to bring protection and healing to wherever it is placed. The dive off Egum Atoll in the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, took the vase 93 feet down to a pristine shelf. <br /><br />Watch the video <a href="http://www.jointhevoyage.org/?page=TheVase">HERE</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-61002923155555826842008-05-01T08:39:00.000-07:002008-05-01T08:49:31.198-07:00EcoDaredevils; Population and Sustainability Network<a href="http://www.populationandsustainability.org/">Population and Sustainability</a><br /><br />A focus for the Network is "to address the taboo nature of 'population issues' - the very word 'population' seems to be problematic for many.<br /><br />The taboo about 'population' extends to discussion about the over-consumption by the rich minority world. It is, after all, the rich world which is causing disproportionate damage to our fragile planet through its consumption patterns. Biodiversity, climate change and pollution are all serious issues which the Network plans to address."<br /><br />This is truly EcoDaredevil work and the creativity required includes crafting a conversation that isn't ignored outright by those threatened by this "taboo" topic. And many are.<br /><br />Support the <a href="http://www.populationandsustainability.org">Population and Sustainability Network</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-52603483097505549492008-05-01T00:10:00.000-07:002008-05-01T00:13:17.687-07:00Rent-a-Cop gets owned by EcoDaredevil walrus<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/msHZdTWFj_M&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/msHZdTWFj_M&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's the deal...here in California the beaches belong to ALL of us...even the walruses know that!<br /><br />That walrus is an EcoDaredevil...and so are the people who made this video, show them some love: <a href="http://www.surfider.org">Surfrider.org</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-28874545335078836592008-05-01T00:02:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:12:58.152-08:00EcoDaredevil.com on Grist.org<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jztbVwZZ3ZY6h4xEGd7MS_MLsLeCKipXyFrnk_NmGjSdYcWi1EvlZUu837CdTvE__Yp_d7yQfLS9rX6VTaW__JHqUPDmon0Ho-LVfun0AECK3WfrwVmqzu5Et0dTHjwD8Qy_QE0syDLd/s1600-h/logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jztbVwZZ3ZY6h4xEGd7MS_MLsLeCKipXyFrnk_NmGjSdYcWi1EvlZUu837CdTvE__Yp_d7yQfLS9rX6VTaW__JHqUPDmon0Ho-LVfun0AECK3WfrwVmqzu5Et0dTHjwD8Qy_QE0syDLd/s320/logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195305998956500114" /></a><br />Read it <a href="http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/4/30/111524/519">HERE</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-17504031655191799872008-04-29T12:07:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:12:04.782-07:00Time Mag calls for some All-American EcoDaredevil-ness!"There's a chasm between where we are and where we need to be—and our current strategy for bridging it is murky at best."<br /><br />Time Magazine's feature article about what Americans are doing to tackle the Global Warming crisis:<br /><br />"Americans don't like to lose wars—which makes sense, since we have so little practice with it. Of course, a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting wars—the kind that test our mettle and our patriotism and our resourcefulness and our courage—and those are the kind at which we excel. But other struggles test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads or the eradication of polio but a massive, often frightening challenge that we decided as a culture we ought to rise up and face? If we indulge in a bit of chest-thumping and flag-waving when the job is done, well, we earned it."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1730759_1731383_1731363,00.html">READ MORE</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-37225938235244301882008-04-29T11:48:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:27:09.542-07:00Leilani Munter is an EcoDaredevil!Check out Indy-driver Leilani's <a href="http://www.leilanimunter.com/">eco site</a>! <br /><br />"This is where I will be documenting the changes -- small and large -- that I am making to my life to reduce my carbon footprint. I have also added some educational pages where you can find out more about sustainable living. And of course, the most frequently updated page is my eco newsfeed where I will post the latest eco news I stumble upon while browsing the net when I should be working. I hope that by sharing my story I can make your journey to be green just a little bit easier. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.a.cnn.net/nascar/2004/races/tune_in/09/17/lmunter_trimspa/leilani_384x256.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i.a.cnn.net/nascar/2004/races/tune_in/09/17/lmunter_trimspa/leilani_384x256.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> <br />Life is short. Race hard. Live Green."OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-967295099981422349.post-75039422176643244382008-04-28T13:47:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:49:57.842-07:00EcoDaredevil Earth Day keynote address available OnlineCheck out the audio and visuals from the Earth Day keynote at Duke University:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/refs/nichols.mov">Jump the Chasm: Are you an EcoDaredevil?</a>OCEANREVOLUTION.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811907603555971776noreply@blogger.com0