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David Crane, CEO, NRG; Steve Schmidt, Advisor, McCane for President, 2008; Brian Fagan, Author, The Attacking Ocean; Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education; Joe Romm, Founding Editor, Climate Progress; Lisa Jackson, VP, Apple, Environmental Initiatives; Jane Lubchenko, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Adam Lowry, Co-Founder, Method Products; Daniel Goleman, Author, Ecological Intelligence; Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer in Residence; Joshua Freedman, CEO, Six Seconds; and Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bob Evans of the Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences brought together ocean advocates Sylvia Earle and Jean-Michel Cousteau to talk about the state of the ocean and what we can do to make a difference. "The divers voice is an important voice " This conversation took place while the two were attending the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterrey, California August 2010. Uploaded on May 18, 2011

Dr. Sylvia Earle is a National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, called a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and first "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine, is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.She addresses in this video the result on our oceans of our addiction with plastic.

From 60ft beneath the sea, Dr. Sylvia Earle sends a wake up call about the plight of our ocean and why mankind needs it to survive. This is Aquarius' last scheduled mission after 20 years as a research base for studying coral reefs, sea life and the health of the ocean. This is a clip from a live event recorded on July 17th, 2012.

Why do we need the ocean? It supplies us with over half the oxygen on our planet. It holds 97% of the water on earth, not to mention untold species and discoveries. Simply put, our lives depend on it. Watch this clip from a live event recorded with Her Deepness Sylvia Earle, one of the most compelling ocean advocates in the world. It's a wake up call to all of us: the ocean is our lifeline.