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DOC NYC: Becoming Cousteau Unearths The Discoveries Of The Marine Explorer

Jacques Yves Cousteau was a sailor, a scientist, an inventor, a filmmaker. His greatest romance was with the water realm. He was miserable outside the water: “It’s as if you’ve been introduced to heaven and then forced back to earth,” he said. And he was equally miserable if he didn’t make a film. He discovered…

Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story, Reverses The Stigma Towards The Marine Predators

There are several visionary women who have inspired the world about the wonders of our planet, from Rachel Carson with her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea, to Jane Jacobs who championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building; from Alice Waters who advocated for local sustainable agriculture, to Jane…