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" The Arctic is among the least understood places on the planet; however, we do know that its landscape is changing and evolving as quickly as cell phones and the Internet. "

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" Phoenix is an interesting example. Drive around and see the golf courses everywhere, and you see people's big green lawns. And you live in a desert! I've always remarked about the capacity of human beings to look at somewhere and move there because of its uniqueness and its beauty and then change it. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Green

People

Change

" The first time I ever had the opportunity to dive on the Great Barrier Reef, it was while filming 'Oceans Deadliest' with Steve Irwin. I remember just how awestruck I was by its beauty. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Opportunity

Great

Dive

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Father

Home

Mother

" When you talk to a Republican, many of them just outright say, 'Yeah. Climate change isn't real,' without assessing the facts, and it's a big problem. It's not a red or blue issue, it's a green issue... Not because of facts or science but because of emotion. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Green

Blue

Change

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Ocean

Become

Problem

" Since oceans are the life support system of our planet, regulating the climate, providing most of our oxygen and feeding over a billion people, what's bad for oceans is bad for us - very bad. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Over

Support

Life

" One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Ideas

Big

Pet

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Nature

Feel

Care

" The goal of each EarthEcho Expedition is to inspire and empower youth around the world with the knowledge and tools to take an active role in protecting critical natural resources in their own communities. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Goal

Inspire

Youth

" My father's plan was, we were going to grow up and travel the world. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Grow

Going

Father

" We've built, drilled, and shipped indiscriminately across our oceans, with little consideration for the natural environment that is critical to the health of many of our other ocean uses, like food and recreation. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Ocean

Health

" 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?' "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Community

Future

Hope

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Good

Look

Year

" Truly, we do live on a 'water planet.' For us, water is that critical issue that we need. It's the most precious substance on the planet, and it links us to pretty much every environmental issue, including climate change, that we're facing. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Environmental

Live

Change

" 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? "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Tools

Ocean

End

" Targeting women is key in developing countries. It allows them to go to school, to say how many children they're going to have, which drives the issue of population and how their children will be educated. Women are the best investments in developing countries. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Best

Key

Say

" We've explored very little of the ocean. We really don't know what's out there. But people think we've figured it all out. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

People

Think

Know

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Water

Need

Ocean

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Daily

Environment

Relationship

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Grandfather

Alone

History

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Environmental

Hope

Green

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Think

Good

Quality

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Know

Change

Life

" Science is cool! But it's easy for that to get lost in textbooks sometimes. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Science

Sometimes

Easy

" Our oceans are facing innumerable threats - from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive species - yet we haven't had a blueprint for its use and development, incredible as that seems. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Ocean

Pollution

Development

" The EarthEcho World Water Monitoring Challenge is an opportunity for anyone, anywhere to make the first step in taking action for clean water and healthy waterways worldwide. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Step

Opportunity

Water

" There's this terrific kid in Maine who saw all the waste generated by straws handed out in restaurants. So he made up these little pop-up cards and asked restaurant owners put them on the tables to explain why straws wouldn't be handed out unless requested. Of course, the restaurant owners couldn't resist a 9-year-old kid, and so it worked. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Why

Cards

Kid

" The fundamental essence of science, which I think we've lost in our education system, is poking something with a stick and seeing what happens. Embrace that process of inquiry. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Process

Think

Science

" 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. "

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Twice

Half

Home