Canadian/American marine conservation environmentalist author Captain
Paul Watson was a founding member of Greenpeace and later founded Sea
Shepherd Conservation Society. He is one of the Top 20 Environmental Heroes
of the 20th century as named by Time magazine. Highly honored and awarded
for his contributions and actions for preserving the environment, Watson has
written in excess of a dozen books on his life as an activist, on the
environment, and on Sea Shepherd’s defense of marine wildlife.
Read one of Watson’s books and likely you will become an activist to foster
climate change activism principles. His books are well written, supplemented
with very fine photographs on nearly every page. He covers all aspects of
climate change – historically, what we are doing at present, and what the
effects of our current attitude and habits could create in the future.
As Watson states in closing, ‘Growth for the sake of growth is a form of
behavior that humans share with cancer cells. It is an indefensible delusion
that will destroy civilization, as it diminishes the very life-support
systems that sustain us. Survival for humanity in the age of climate change
can only be achieved by rejecting anthropocentric ideologies and adapting to
a biocentric lifestyle that embraces the importance of interdependence and
diversity and acknowledges and respects the reality of finite resources.
This, along with our passion for life, our courage in facing obstacles, and
our efforts through imagination and resourcefulness, will be our salvation
as a species. I am committed to finding possible solutions to seemingly
impossible obstacles like climate change. The fact is, we have no other
choice.’
Once again Captain Paul Watson sends up a red flag that merits our
consideration. Read this book and grow to appreciate the importance of
preserving the ocean – and all aspects of our environment. Very highly
recommended!
Captain Paul Watson is a Canadian/American marine conservation activist who founded the direct-action group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977. He became familiar to the public through Animal Planet's popular television series "Whale Wars." A prolific writer, Watson has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books, including Orcapedia, Death of a Whale, Dealing with Climate Change and Stress, and Captain Paul Watson: Interview with a Pirate.
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