I have
been an environmental advocate/activist for the past 40 years working on such
issues as stopping offshore oil drilling, preserving the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), ocean protection, bio-degradable alternatives to
plastics and polystyrene, solar energy, electric and hydrogen vehicles (and
fast EV chargers), sustainable hotels, used motor-oil recycling, endangered
species protection and Native American environmental issues.
Because of climate change, I believe we are now at a critical environmental moment. Indeed the most critical of my life time. Ironically, the Trump administration's #4 National Climate Assessment (which he said he doesn't believe) said it best: " Time is running out " to correct a coming climate catastrophe." Then, the March 15 worldwide student climate strike occurred offering hope that indeed there is a next generation of environmental activists to pass the baton to .
I was recently invited to give a talk at
UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management on environmental advocacy.
In preparing the talk I realized it is important in "passing the
baton" to also pass along those environmental techniques our generation
has used and developed in defending Mother Earth.