David de Rothschild

Protecting the Oceans

November 30, 2011 Uncategorized

Hour 2: From the archives – What should we each be doing to help preserve the environment and especially the oceans? In April we talked with adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild, who (along with his crew) crossed the Pacific Ocean last year on a boat made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other fully recyclable materials. His recounts the experience in “Plastiki: Across the Pacific: An Adventure to Save Our Oceans” (Chronicle Books, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/b63b74ee-3b0c-46ff-a0fc-5883c8d021ed/KERA_Think_11-30-11_HR_2.mp3

Adventure & the Environment

April 21, 2011 Uncategorized

What should we each be doing to help preserve the environment and especially the oceans? We’ll talk this hour with adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild, who (along with his crew) crossed the Pacific Ocean last year on a boat made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other fully recyclable materials. His recounts the experience in “Plastiki: Across the Pacific: An Adventure to Save Our Oceans” (Chronicle Books, 2011).