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Why We Are All Responsible for the Cleanup
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 21:50
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:26
Another early morning, all the more early because we didn’t stop work till 2AM last night! Today we head off to Grand Isle about three hours away from Venice to visit with Louisiana Wildlife and Fish department. Oil has made its way into the mangroves which means some of our worst fears have been realized. These wetland habitats are some of the most fragile in the world and also some of the most important. 40% of all the wetlands in the lower 48 states exist along the coast of Louisiana and they are directly in the oil’s path.
Philippe on Good Morning America
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:26
Watch Philippe’s dive in the BP oil spill with Good Morning America: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/diving-gulfs-toxic-soup-10735329?tab=9482931§ion=4765066
Venice, Louisiana
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 17:51
The Big Easy…always nice to be back, I arrived this morning in New Orleans from Charleston, South Carolina, where I had been the night before at a gala event for the South Carolina Aquarium. They honored my sister Alexandra and me with the Legacy Award last year and then invited me back this year to present the award to Al Gore. It was an honor and a perfect pre-cursor to my trip to fight the oil spill in the Gulf.
Louisiana: Day 2
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 10:26
The morning started early…5:30AM and didn’t stop all day. While I am not much of a fan of early mornings I don’t mind it so much when the reason is an adventure like the one we are headed towards today. It all started three weeks ago when we called the producers at ABC’s Good Morning America and said…I don’t think anyone has ever filmed a dive in an oil spill…we should do it. Three weeks of logistical planning, risk assessment and even postponement due to weather and we got a window to head out to dive in the oil.
The tragic face of ‘drill, baby, drill’
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:12
The following is an excerpt from Philippe Cousteau’s blog for Larry King Live, to read the whole blog, click here.
The sun was blazing down as I walked up to the door of the little shop we had come to visit on Dauphin Island, just south of Mobile, Alabama.
Philippe Explores Manatees on GMA
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 11:13
It was early, and the sun was just starting to peak over the pale horizon as we gathered the team at the rendezvous site. Dew hung on the Spanish moss, and I could tell the black flies were already marshaling their forces, preparing for their relentless daily onslaught.
As the crew quietly went about preparing the gear for the day’s shoot, I closed my eyes. My mind drifted, imagining what this place must have looked like 40 years ago when my father and grandfather stood gazing out over the same water, pondering the plight of what they called “The Forgotten Mermaid.”
Earth Day!
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 09:43
On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day…there are millions of individuals in this country with a bit of free time and an overwhelming desire to take action to make their communities and their planet better; an army of willing individuals who are quietly changing the world but who need more help if they are to reach their full potential. Who are these agents of change? Look around you, I have no doubt you encounter them everyday…you may even have them in your home. That’s right…youth. The power they have is amazing.
100 years of Jacques Cousteau
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 09:59
My grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, was an eternal optimist and believed in the ability of humanity to find solutions to the world’s problems.
Now more than a decade after his death and on the eve of his 100th birthday, I am concerned that we are still struggling with the same challenges that he faced throughout his lifetime. Daily onslaughts against the environment such as the new proclamation to open up offshore drilling, while not as bad as it could have been, are still a worrisome sign.
