How do we live gently while improving everyone's quality of life? Ocean scientist Sarah Cooley calls for a lighter human footprint to escape the single use plastic tsunami and climate crisis 

Planet Water! meets Sarah Cooley, Director Climate Science at Washington-based Ocean Conservancy

11th Hour Racing work to support sustainable practices that improve the health of our oceans

We are talking to an awesome mariner called Todd McGuire, who heads up an American organisation called 11th Hour Racing, an equally awesome professional offshore sailing team that’s&nbsp;racing&nbsp;with purpose, working on collaborative solutions for ocean health, and leaving a positive impact in its wake. At Bluewater, we care about what goes into our oceans because we care about what goes into our bodies when drinking or washing with water.&nbsp;We humans are causing life on Earth to vanish. We humans have directly altered at least 70% of&nbsp;Earth's&nbsp;land, mainly for growing plants and keeping animals. We’re behind deforestation, the degradation of land, loss of biodiversity and pollution, and have negatively impacted both land and freshwater ecosystems, triggering poor air quality, and undrinkable water.&nbsp;<a href="https://interestingengineering.com/new-study-links-air-pollution-to-global-diabetes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pollution is so bad</a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2.4 billion people</a>&nbsp;do not have access to clean water sources.&nbsp;Nature is suffering as well. Researchers estimate there are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/ocean-trash-525-trillion-pieces-and-counting-big-questions-remain/#:~:text=The%20numbers%20are%20staggering%3A%20There,kilometer%20litter%20the%20deep%20sea." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean</a>, leaching chemicals into the waters that threaten all living creatures. Scientists say a quarter of all coral reefs&nbsp;are considered damaged beyond repair, with two-thirds under serious threat. This is deadly serious for us and the planet as a whole. Coral reefs are home to&nbsp;25% of aquatic life, many of which are responsible for the natural filtration of the ocean and production of necessary nutrients that are vital for life under the sea. For all the reasons above, Bluewater has put sustainability and ending the need for single use plastic bottles at the heart of our business mission to produce leading edge water purifiers for use in homes, businesses and public distribution as well as planet-friendly refillable water bottles made of stainless steel and glass. www.bluewatergroup.com

Planet Water! meets ocean saviour Todd McGuire of America's 11th Hour Racing - on a mission to save the world's oceans

The greening of sports events and arenas

Sports Positive Summit founder Claire Pool explains how her organisation once a year beings together the top minds in sports sustainability from across the spectrum to to drive progress forward and increase ambition around how sport can play a role in the fight against climate change. What makes her tick? ‘An incredibly positive attitude’, she says, with a laugh.

Planet Water! meets Claire Poole, Sports Positive Summit Founder

World leading hormone medic Dr Ivone Mirpuri spotlights dangers chemicals pose to human health in latest Planet Water! Podcast from Bluewater.

The latest Planet Water! Podcast from Swedish water brand Bluewater sees an urgent call for action on limiting chemicals leeching from plastics from Dr. Ivone Mirpuri, one of the world’s leading experts on the price being paid by humans for the chemicals being leeched into the environment from the plastic and chemical tsunami sweeping the planet.

Planet Water! examines the impact of chemicals like PFAS's on human and planetary health

Bluewater's Dave Noble speaks with R&A assistant sustainability director  Philip Russell

Planet Water! talks sustainability with Philip Russell of The R&A

Dave speaks with legendary British sailor Dee Caffari

In this first episode Planet Water's Dave Noble speaks to legendary British sailor Dee Caffari about her globe circling adventures, what she's noticed about the condition of our seas and what we can all do to help end the use of single-use plastics.

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A Bluewater Podcast

Through years of research and working at the cutting edge of water purification for homes, businesses and public distribution for people on the go, Blue Water has learned that water as pure as nature intended cannot be taken for granted anywhere on our planet. This podcast explores the magic of water and its importance to all life around the world.All of us have a right to clean water, yet today pure water has become a commodity because it's in ever shorter supply, increasingly polluted and poisoned with pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers, oil, industrial chemicals and single use plastics. We aim to report on the efforts by individuals, organisations and purpose driven companies to tackle the pollution and water scarcity that endangers our very existence. Listen to conversations with industry experts as well as leading change makers from the science, sports and local community worlds and discover the latest innovations, insights and trends making an impact on our water world.Welcome to Planet Water; a podcast by Blue Water exploring the cutting edge of how water impacts every stage of how we live our lives from our physical and mental health to overall well-being.

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