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All Quotes by author - Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
" As an explorer, I know firsthand there are many places in the ocean so full of life that they should be protected. Coral reefs and mangrove coastlines are stressed already by climate change and ocean acidification, and poor planning will just make their plight worse. "
Know
Change
Life
" As our technology evolves, we will have the capacity to reach new, ever-increasing depths. The question is what kind of technology, in the end, do we want to deploy in the far reaches of the ocean? Tools of science, ecology and documentation, or the destructive tools of heavy industry? "
Tools
Ocean
End
" Both EarthEcho and Seventh Generation understand that young people have the power to change the world - one home, one school and one community at a time. "
Change
Time
Power
" Despite their lack of visual impact, headline sex-appeal, and their 'out of sight, out of mind' nature, we should all care about aquatic dead zones because we are all connected to their causes and we all feel their impacts. "
Nature
Feel
Care
" Don't eat shrimp - it's one of the most unsustainable fish. For every pound that's caught, 10 or 20 pounds of other stuff is killed and dumped back overboard. It's the number one killer of juvenile sea turtles in Mexico. Two good sustainable seafood guides that I'd recommend are from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Blue Ocean Institute. "
Fish
Good
Back
" EarthEcho Expeditions represents the culmination of more than a decade of working with educators and youth from around the world. EarthEcho Expeditions uses the thrill of adventure to inspire and empower a new generation of environmental champions. "
Adventure
World
Youth
" Fossil fuels and mining is a short-term gambit. If we develop those resources at the expense of the environmental gold mine that is the Great Barrier Reef, we will all lose in the long run. "
Run
Environmental
Gold
" Growing up with my father's legacy, we never felt that we had to do anything, but we were always raised to think: What could be better than to explore the wonders of the world and share that with people? To try and make the world a better place. And I guess it stuck. "
World
Father
Legacy
" Helping people understand the impact of key environmental and human issues worldwide is something that I'm passionate about. CNN's 'Going Green' series of specials are engaging viewers around the world through important messages of conservation and hope. "
Environmental
Hope
Green
" I could cut my leg of; I could cut my arm off. I could gouge my eye out - I'd still probably survive, but not very well, and that's what we're doing to the ocean. It's the life support system of this planet. We've been dumping in it, we've been polluting it, we've been destroying it for decades, and we're essentially maiming ourselves. "
Life
Doing
System
" If a product has an endless list of ingredients, and you can't pronounce half of them, I would think twice about bringing them into your home. "
Twice
Half
Home
" If having a beautiful lawn means putting up warning signs several times a year to keep children and pets off of it, it's probably a good idea to look into alternatives. "
Good
Look
Year
" I hate plastic bottles. Just think about it before you buy one. We pay more for a gallon of water than we do for a gallon of gas. I think people will realize that water quality standards in most municipalities are as good or better for the stuff coming out of the tap than bottled water companies. You'll save money and save the environment, too. "
Think
Good
Quality
" I have spent many years working in education and media, from hosting documentaries to being a spokesperson for Discovery Education to revolutionizing youth environmental service through my non-profit, EarthEcho International. "
Youth
Service
Environmental
" I love snowboarding. It's probably my favorite sport. I love sitting on top of the mountain and the snow falling and that silence, that snow silence. That's, like, a very peaceful, happy place for me. "
Silence
Mountain
Peaceful
" In many ways, our homes act as one big drain that, through our daily relationship with water, carries many toxic substances into our waterways and the environment. "
Daily
Environment
Relationship
" I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are. "
Travel
Environmental
I Am
" I've been a grant seeker all my life, but when I apply for one and get it, that means someone else doesn't. I didn't want to be a part of that anymore. I wanted to contribute to that pool and make it bigger. "
Life
Want
My Life
" I've been on my grandfather's boat, Calypso, twice in my life. My mother raised me in a pretty typical middle-class life. "
Me
Mother
My Life
" I went to elementary school in L.A. I was born in L.A. My mother was from Redondo Beach. My father was French. He died six months before I was born, so my mother went home. I was born there. Not the childhood that most people think. Middle-class, raised by my mother. Single mom. "
Father
Home
Mother
" Let's face it. Adventure and exploration are in my blood. "
Face
Adventure
Exploration
" Like my father and grandfather, Philippe and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, I've dedicated my life to exploring and protecting our seas, in large part through documentary film. "
My Life
Father
Film
" My father's plan was, we were going to grow up and travel the world. "
Grow
Going
Father
" My grandfather pioneered exploration of what he called 'our water planet,' then my father sought to understand the human connection, and now, as part of the third generation, I'm dedicated to not only raising awareness but also to empowering people to take action. "
Water
People
Awareness
" My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world. "
Change The World
Change
Youth
" My grandfather was Jacques Cousteau, a pioneer of ocean exploration and the co-inventor of scuba diving. Back in the 1940s when he tested out his invention which allowed humans to swim freely in the ocean with a portable air source for the first time in history, very little of the ocean had been explored let alone captured on film. "
Grandfather
Alone
History
" My greatest hope for a future without another Deepwater Horizon disaster lies in our schools, living rooms and community centers, not in boardrooms, political chambers and big industry. If this happens again, we won't have the luxury of the unknown to shield us from answering 'Why?' "
Community
Future
Hope
" Ocean acidification is caused by the ocean absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the same carbon dioxide that is the primary cause of global warming, hence the nickname 'the other carbon problem.' As they do so, the oceans become more acidic with terrible consequences. "
Ocean
Become
Problem
" Ocean acidification is often referred to as osteoporosis of the oceans because as acidity rises, shell building creatures such as lobster, oyster, crab, shrimp, and coral are unable to extract the calcium carbonate from the water that they need to build their shells and are thus unable to survive. "
Water
Need
Ocean
" One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world. "
Ideas
Big
Pet
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