Apr 22, 2022
Sylvia Earle explains why the future of oceans
matters. She joins the podcast this week to remind us of our
collective power to use technology to change the depressing
realities of the climate crisis.
TIME named Sylvia Earle as their first Hero of the Planet, and
she has been National Geographic's Explorer in Residence since
1998. Sylvia is called ‘Her Deepness’ and the ‘Sturgeon General‘ by
The New Yorker and The New York Times, a Living Legend by the
Library of Congress, and a master storyteller by almost all that
know her. She is my guest on my Chatter That Matters Earth Day
Edition.
I begin the show by sharing news of my first Grandbaby,
Maxwell Jude, and how it has made me question what type of planet
he will inherit. I then interview Sylvia Earle, who will open your
eyes to why Oceans and Ocean wildlife matters. She recounts her
life of invention and ocean exploration, including her
record-setting open-ocean JIM suit dive, untethered to 1250 feet
and what she encountered on her walk on the ocean
floor.
Sylvia discusses her new book National Geographic Ocean:
A Global Odyssey about the power and significance of our
planet's ocean from its fundamental importance in shaping our
climate to how it supports a multitude of species, including
humans.
Dr. Earle sees all of us as “the most important people who
have ever lived on earth because technology is now giving us all
the power to know, demand change, and to stop treating our oceans
as a free grocery store and a garbage dump.
As a bonus feature, I talk about RBC's Tech for Nature, a
global, $100 million-dollar multi-year commitment from the RBC
Foundation to support new ideas and technologies that address the
most complex environmental issues. Over 100 projects are
already underway!
To connect with Dr. Sylvia Earle
LI - linkedin.com/in/sylvia-earle-6931946
Twitter: @sylviaearle
Mission Blue - https://mission-blue.org
To order her new book - Global Odyssey - https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/national-geographic-ocean/9781426221927-item.html
To chat with Tony Chapman:
Twitter – @TonyChapman – https://twitter.com/tonychapman
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chatterthatmatters/