Planet Ocean
A Conversation with Paul Watson
Published on 20. March 2015
277 pages
978-1-4798-5170-6 (ISBN)
Description
Veteran
environmental activist and Whale Wars host
Paul Watson offers in this interview a provocative and revolutionary view of
the state of an environment in crisis. The planet may survive our environmental
destruction, he argues, but humans may not. Focused on protecting oceans,
preventing the loss of biodiversity, and promoting individual action, Watson's
singular call to arms challenges the typical talking points of the modern
environmental movement.
environmental activist and Whale Wars host
Paul Watson offers in this interview a provocative and revolutionary view of
the state of an environment in crisis. The planet may survive our environmental
destruction, he argues, but humans may not. Focused on protecting oceans,
preventing the loss of biodiversity, and promoting individual action, Watson's
singular call to arms challenges the typical talking points of the modern
environmental movement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,81 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4798-5170-6 (9781479851706)
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Paul Watson is an international conservationist and environmental activist. A co-founder and former member of Greenpeace, Watson runs the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a direct action group focused on marine conservation featured as the subject of the reality television show Whale Wars. He is the author of Ocean Warrior: My Battle to End the Illegal Slaughter on the High Seas.
Jan Dutkiewicz is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research. His research focuses on the interaction between humans and nonhuman animals, environments, and artifacts, as well as on the rationalities, behaviors, and discourses engendered by different forms of employment, governance, and political engagement. His work has been published in journals including the Journal of Organizational Change Management and Space and Culture.
Jan Dutkiewicz is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research. His research focuses on the interaction between humans and nonhuman animals, environments, and artifacts, as well as on the rationalities, behaviors, and discourses engendered by different forms of employment, governance, and political engagement. His work has been published in journals including the Journal of Organizational Change Management and Space and Culture.
