Episode 34: David Helvarg – Journalist. Author. Founder and Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign.

by | Jul 7, 2022

David Helvarg – Journalist. Author. Founder and Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign.

David Helvarg is the Founder and Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign, a collaborative movement committed to healthy coastlines and a thriving ocean.  The prolific author of 6 books, including Blue Frontier, Saved by the Sea and 50 Ways to Save the Ocean, he is also the organizer of the Blue Vision Summits and Peter Benchley Ocean Awards.  He’s traveled the world as a journalist and correspondent, producing over 40 broadcast documentaries for PBS and Discovery. His print work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, Smithsonian, NatGeo and Popular Science Magazine.  Helvarg is also an active body surfer and recreational scuba diver, but more importantly, he is the early instigator of the Seaweed Rebellion, the marine grassroots movement to protect coastal and ocean ecosystems. 

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID HELVARG and BLUE FRONTIER here: 

 

Blue Frontier Campaign Website: https://bluefront.org/

David Helvarg on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/david-helvarg-56a47a5

Blue Frontier on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/blue_frontier

David Helvarg on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Helvarg

Blue Frontier on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/

David Helvarg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helvarg/

David Helvarg Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Helvarg

Blue Frontier on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluefront.org/

Rising Tide Podcast: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/rising_tide_podcast/

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/opinion/climate-change-california-kelp.html

The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/537322-bidens-climate-plan-can-work-if-its-sea-to-shining-sea/?rl=1

50 Ways to Save the Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs

The Seaweed Rebellion: https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the_seaweed_rebellion/

Saved By the Sea : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ

Blue Frontier Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ

Helvarg Books: https://www.amazon.com/David-Helvarg/e/B001K7PU34%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Sierra Club: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/authors/david-helvarg

The Golden Shore: https://bluefront.org/thegoldenshore/

March For The Ocean: https://bluefront.org/projects/marchfortheocean/

Donate to Blue Frontier: https://bluefront.salsalabs.org/bluefrontierdonatepage/index.html

 

 

“Reading 50 Ways to Save Our Ocean is a great way to begin creating an earth echo that you can be proud of. So, go on – head for the beach, and get started. ” – Philipe Cousteau.

 

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