Dr. David E. Guggenheim will kick off the 2012 Great Decisions Foreign Policy Series, an annual event hosted by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. Dr. Guggenheim will speak on the State of the Oceans on February 6th, 2012. The Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series was launched in the early 1960s and is […]
Can social media influence climate change? As environmental concerns are brought to the forefront of the public eye, how can social media educate, inform, and provoke meaningful conversation? And what can climate change scientists gain from it? Attend this session to see how social media might provide the bridge for parties on both sides of […]
BEYOND POLLUTION (USA, 2012, 90 min.) World Premiere A firsthand investigation of BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, this film uncovers what really happened, why it happened and who benefited from the catastrophe. The production team traveled across the gulf coast interviewing environmental experts, government authorities, fishermen, scientists, drilling engineers and key […]
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (United Kingdom/Austria/Germany, 2009, 81 min.) March 20, 2012 10:30am FREE THEARC Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus 1901 Mississippi Ave., SE (Metro: Southern Avenue) This is the story of a loggerhead turtle as she follows the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural […]
Meeting the Challenge of Communicating Rio+20: Engaging the Global?Public in the Transformation to a Sustainable?Future Co-organized by??the Natural Resources Defense Council, Kids vs. Global Warming, The Ocean Foundation, and more. March 27th, 1:15-2:45pm, Room TBA,?UN Headquarters, New York A panel of leading creative artists and talents, producers, media figures, scientists and communications and social media?experts […]
Dr. David E. Guggenheim will deliver the Keynote Address at the 12th Annual Frederick Douglass Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, April 19, 2012 at 7:00pm at Kehr Union. This year's conference theme is "consumption," including consumption of natural resources, and will be held in cooperation with Bloomsburg University's Green Campus Initiatives. Students […]
The 60 MINUTES presentation of "Gardens of the Queen" with Anderson Cooper featuring Cuba's Jardines de la Reina has been named a finalist in the BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2012, to be held September 24-30, 2012 in Monterey, California. The 60 MINUTES segment will be screened at BLUE, with a discussion by Dr. David E. […]
American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking And Filmmakers for Conservation Present Dr. David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor" OceanDoctor.org Lessons from the Deep: What the Oceans are Telling Us and Why it Matters From a tiny sub 2,000 feet below the Bering Sea, to a living time machine teeming with sharks in the underwater wilds […]
Dr. David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor," and representatives of Cuba's Avalon Diving Centers present "Cuba's Gardens of the Queen: A Living Time Machine and Hope for the Future of the World's Coral Reefs." Named by Christopher Columbus to honor Queen Isabel, Jardines de la Reina or Gardens of the Queen are one of the […]
A Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser. Tickets: http://beyondblueborders.eventbrite.com/# About: Curated event raising money for Hurricane Sandy victims and promoting climate change awareness Ocean luminaries will be giving talks on the effects of climate change, the devastation of our oceans and how it is impacting our community, specifically with regard to Hurricane Sandy Silent Auction (proceeds go […]