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HAPPY PLANETThe Future is in (Seaweed) Plastics: FlexSea Co-Founder Thibault Monfort-MicheoSend us a textThis week we’re going to address the planet’s plastic problem. These petroleum-based materials only became mass produced after WW2 but as we heard from our very first guest Bill Curtsinger, as early as the 60s micro-plastics were already being identified as a concern in the remote waters of Antartica.It was about that time that the 1967 movie, The Graduate came out in which a well-meaning Mr. McGuire famously offers career advice to the young, floundering Ben Braddock. “The future is in plastics,” he says. He was not wrong; the 70s and 80...2023-04-0535 min
HAPPY PLANETBill Curtsinger: Pioneer of Deep Sea Photography and the First to Photograph a NarwhalSend us a textMeet Bill Curtsinger, a pioneer of underwater sea photography. He has many “firsts” to his name including being the first to photograph a narwhal. Bill was also my neighbour growing up in Maine and his stories and photographs made a life-long impression. I wanted to reconnect with Bill to frame our ocean series discussion. In addition to uncovering his tales of adventure, I was eager to hear how the ocean ecology issues of the late 60s and 70s compare to our concerns now.Bill's WebsiteBOOKS...2022-11-0236 min