Author: Mark Leiren-Young
Whale Scout’s Whitney Neugebauer on Whale Wars in Washington State
Whitney Neugebauer (@whalescout) host of the Whale Scout podcast on Whale Scout, whale woes and how much of that 1.1 billion dollars Washington Governor Jay Inslee just pledged to save whales will actually be spent on saving whales. To find out more about Whale Scout and Whitney Neugebauer visit https://www.whalescout.org Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about orcas, oceans and the environment. You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod. Join…
Making Waves with Julia Barnes
Episode 19 Playlist: Julia Barnes
Julia Barnes Director of Sea of Life on Saving Lives in Our Seas
Julia Barnes writer, director & star of Sea of Life (Seaoflifemovie.com) talks to Skaana producer, Rayne Benu, about what’s killing our oceans and why we need to be heroes to save the fish and ourselves. “Everyone has the potential to be a hero for the natural world.†Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about  orcas, oceans and the environment. You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod.…
Fin Donnelly Quotes
  Fin Donnelly Chair & Founder, Rivershed Society of British Columbia; former MP for Port Moody-Coquitlam “People don’t always realize just how important the ocean is in terms of producing clean air and doing so many things, maintaining a healthy environment and stable climate to create the conditions that humans need.” “Back in 2012, I read a United Nations report on a state of the world’s oceans and this is what really got my attention.”…
NDP MP Fin Donnelly on the fight for a new Canadian law to stop shark finning
Fin Donnelly (@FinDonnelly), NDP critic for Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, on the history and future of his fight for a law to protect sharks and what you can do to help pass a new Canadian law to end Canada’s role in shark-finning. To help turn this bill into law sign the Oceana petition to ban the sale and importation of shark fins.  “These animals predate dinosaurs… and the scary thing is it could…
A Tribute to Rob Stewart from young filmmakers he inspired
Julia Barnes, (Sea of Life), and Jonah Bryson @JonahLBryson (The Fight for Bala) on how Rob Stewart (Sharkwater Extinction, Sharkwater, Revolution) inspired them to make movies to change the world. “In Revolution, I was learning for the first time that the world’s coral reefs, rainforests and fisheries are expected to be gone by the middle of the century.†– Julia Barnes Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about orcas, oceans…
Rob Stewart Quotes
Rob Stewart Photographer, Filmmaker and Conservationist “I think the way I can best serve the planet and the environment is just educating people. If I bring everybody up in their knowledge of what’s going on, then they’ll elect different people.”  “If people knew that our life support system was in jeopardy, the human species could potentially go down this century, and future generations and millions of species are at stake because of it, then…
Sharkwater Week – Remembering Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart’s Sharkwater Extinction (@teamsharkwater) premieres in Canadian theatres Oct 19th. Celebrate earth’s real-life Aquaman with never-before heard interviews from the  launch of his 2013  documentary, Revolution, as Rob talks about big dreams, fighting for the future and why kids will save the world. “Any revolution in the past has been led by the people most directly impacted by the atrocity… now it’s going to be kids because they’re going to be the ones that are impacted by…
