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" The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Sunlight
Earth
Live
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" 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. "
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Opportunity
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Dive
" 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.
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Father
Home
Mother
" My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world. "
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Change
Youth
" Let's face it. Adventure and exploration are in my blood. "
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Exploration
" I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are. "
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Travel
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I Am
" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
World
Father
Legacy
" 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
Like
" 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
" 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. "
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Daily
Environment
Relationship
" With EarthEcho Expedition: Acid Apocalypse, we are working with youth leaders and noted experts on the changing chemistry of our ocean to help illuminate one of our most pressing and inscrutable environmental issues. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Most
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Youth
" 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
" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Adventure
World
Youth
" 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
" 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
" 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
" Science is cool! But it's easy for that to get lost in textbooks sometimes. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Science
Sometimes
Easy
" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Run
Environmental
Gold
" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Silence
Mountain
Peaceful
" 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
" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Fish
Good
Back
" 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
" Our oceans cover two-thirds of what my grandfather called our water planet, and the part of the ocean that falls under the jurisdiction of the United States covers an area larger than the country itself. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Water
Country
Grandfather
" 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. "
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Youth
Service
Environmental
" 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. "
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Life
Doing
System
" The earliest memories I have of the ocean are actually stories - stories from my grandfather, the legendary ocean explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau. My passion for ocean conservation stems from learning at a very young age that we're all connected; we're all in this together. "
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Memories
" 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. "
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Good
Look
Year
" 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. "
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Change
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" 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. "
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Water
People
Awareness