Blue Earth

This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Father Andrea Vicini, S.J. of Boston College. He is Professor of Moral Theology and Professor of Bioethics. He holds numerous degrees including an M.D. from the University of Bologna and a Ph.D. from Boston College. His research interests include moral theology, bioethics, genetics and environmental issues. 

Future Frogmen’s President, Richard Hyman, first met Father at Fairfield University, where he lectured on “Saving the Earth: Ethics, Health Care, and the Common Good". Richard was impressed by Father Vicini’s ability to relate to the common man, and his concern for the earth and environmental sustainability.

Given today’s humanitarian crisis, and forced migrations as a result of sea level rise and other impacts, we thought it was important to repurpose our 2019 video conversation with Father Vicini, and share it with you on Blue Earth.

Our guest host for this episode is Donald M. Kerwin Jr., the Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York. Mr. Kerwin writes and speaks extensively on immigration policy, refugee protection, access to justice, national security, and other issues.

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This episode of Blue Earth features a Southern Connecticut State University Masters student, who pitches a technology-based service that helps kelp farmers.

Kelp grows in underwater forests, in shallow oceans, including in this case, Long Island Sound.

Future Frogmen hosted this Shark Tank-like event In celebration of 2020’s World Oceans Week.

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This episode of Blue Earth features two Southern Connecticut State University students, who each pitch an early stage business idea for a product that uses kelp. Kelp grows in underwater forests, in shallow oceans, including in this case, Long Island Sound.

Today's ideas include an all-inclusive Kelp Festival and a Kelp Kombucha drink. 

Future Frogmen hosted this Shark Tank-like event In celebration of 2020’s World Oceans Week.

Look for more episodes of Blue Earth at https://anchor.fm/blueearth or wherever you listen, e.g. Apple, Google, Spotify and more.

For info on Future Frogmen check out www.futurefrogmen.org, and most social platforms @futurefrogmen.

This episode of "Blue Earth" features two Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) students, who each pitch an early stage business idea for a product that uses kelp. This is the first of three episodes being released this week that all focus on blue ways to make some green.

This episode focuses on two very different items that create a lot of waste. The proposed products, both use kelp, which grows in underwater forests, in this case, in the Long Island Sound.

Future Frogmen hosted this Shark Tank-like event In celebration of 2020’s World Oceans Week.

Look for more episodes of Blue Earth at https://anchor.fm/blueearth or wherever you listen, e.g. Apple, Google, Spotify and more.

For info on Future Frogmen check out www.futurefrogmen.org, and most social platforms @futurefrogmen.

This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with John Scott, Senior Chemist at the University of Illinois’, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. He is focused on emerging contaminants such as microplastics, and is member of the Center’s Applied Research on Industrial and Environmental Systems (ARIES).

John speaks about his research on microplastics, including sizes, shapes, and materials, plus chemical composition and absorption, field studies, how much we have yet to learn, and COVID-related PPE waste.

John was on a panel that Richard moderated at the 2019 MIT Water Summit. They along with representatives of the EPA and NOAA discussed the Health and Ecological Impacts of Plastic.

Look for more episodes of Blue Earth at https://anchor.fm/blueearth or wherever you listen. For info on Future Frogmen check out www.futurefrogmen.org, and most social platforms @futurefrogmen.

This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with David Helvarg, an author, journalist, and environmental activist. He is also the founder and president of the Blue Frontier Campaign. 

David shares positive constructive thoughts and ideas about topics including “50 Ways To Save The Ocean”, the Ocean Climate Action Plan, why your individual vote does matter, and the relationship between the environment and racial justice.

David is a friend of Future Frogmen. Richard organized Connecticut’s delegation at David’s last Blue Vision Summit held in Washington D.C., which included most state’s delegations meeting with their Congresspeople on day two, “Hill Day”. Future Frogmen will definitely be involved in the next Summit in D.C.

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This episode of Blue Earth is a Q&A between Demi Fox, the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s Northeast Regional Coordinator, and an 11 th grade science class at The Grauer School in Encinitas, CA.

Topics include the sources of marine debris, zero waste initiatives, recycling, the value of taking small steps and changing mindsets.

Demi is a friend of Future Frogmen. Her previous conversation with Richard can be viewed here. She received her B.S. in biological science from Florida State and Master of Environmental Management degree in Coastal Environmental Management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.

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This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Steve Gephard, a Supervising Fisheries Biologist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Fisheries Division. He manages:

1.) The Diadromous Fish Program: Promoting conservation and restoration of fish that migrate between the ocean and freshwater, such as salmon, shad and eels.

2.) The Habitat Conservation and Enhancement Program: Protecting fish habitat through permit reviews and actively seeking to restore habitat, including providing landowners with technical assistance on matter such as dam removal.

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This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Ms. Dianna Cohen, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a nonprofit organization. 

Dianna is also a visual artist, who primarily uses plastic bags as material. She has spoken at the United Nations and numerous international conferences, including the MIT Water Summit, where we met Dianna last year. Dianna studied Biology, Art, and Film at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and holds a BA in Fine Arts.

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This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation about Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound region. The Sound is a 120-mile long tidal estuary between Long Island, NY to the south and Connecticut to the north. It’s fed by both fresh water tributaries and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean.

Gwen MacDonald and Alex Krofta, both from Save The Sound discuss ecological restoration and share insights into water monitoring, fishways (ladders), green infrastructure, rain gardens, urban restoration, dam removal and more.

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