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Michael Stocker, Ocean Conservation Research

Jessica Muffett — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:50:25 +0000

Who is your hero?

Michael Stocker of Ocean Conservation Research has committed himself to ocean conservation for the past ten years traveling to Washington to lobby on behalf of marine wildlife. Additionally he has written numerous articles and presented lectures throughout America and western Europe on the topics of bioacoustics and the affect of man made noise in the marine acoustic environment.

How has your nominee’s efforts made a difference for the better?

Michael has exposed a issue not normally thought of when contemplating the marine environment, namely the affects of noise generated by drilling rigs, naval sonic emissions, large ship cavitation and the like.

How will being recognized as a YachtWorld Hero further your nominee’s cause?

Michael devotes himself full time to marine conservation, research and education. He works with a very small budget relying on word of mouth primarily within a small intellectual community. YachtWorld’s ability to reach a large audience committed to the preservation of the world’s oceans and waterways would benefit OCr greatly.

Please share any website or online articles about your nominee’s activities.

Please see Michael’s website at www.ocr.org and several YouTube Videos

http://youtu.be/H2PscNAK0ls

http://youtu.be/ZOvW2ALo87M

Michael Stocker of Ocean Conservation Research was nominated by James Reeve, a professional colleague of Atlantic Beach, FL, in the category Defending Our Oceans.

Kathleen Dean Moore, Philosopher, Writer, Speaker, Defender

Jessica Muffett — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:16:31 +0000

Who is Your Hero?

Kathleen Dean Moore is a philosopher, nature writer, public speaker, and defender of all that is wet and wild. Her work brings together the art of the essay, the wisdom of the natural world, and the moral clarity of philosophy to explore our place on the planet and our responsibilities for its thriving. Her philosophy of our moral obligation to protect our oceans can be the basis of ethical change in finding the answers as to how we can all do address the problems of environmental pollution.

How has your nominee’s efforts made a difference for the better?

Kathleen Dean Moore is an extroadinary lecturer, author, teacher, and clear minded problem solver presenting profound discussion of the moral obligation we have to protect our oceans and all our natural environment. She presents this concept as a basis from which ethical decisions should be made in addressing what needs to be done to save our environment; and ourselves.

How will being recognized as a YachtWorld Hero further your nominee’s cause? Being recognised as a Yachtworld Hero would help Kathleen Dean Moore present her concepts to a wider audience and help the Yachtworld community in their collective and individual decisions in working to save the oceans.

Please share any website or online articles about your nominee’s activities.

www.riverwalking.com Essays, bio, lectures
www.moralground.com Author of Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
www.gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2012/ KD Moore will be giving a lecture at the Nobel Conference on ” Our Global Ocean ” Oct 2012

Kathleen Dean Moore was nominated by Walter Sasser, geologist and green builder of solar homes in the category “Defending our Oceans”.

Dusty Mccoy, Chairman & CEO, Brunswick Corporation

Jessica Muffett — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:12:59 +0000

Dusty McCoy, CEO, Brunswick

Who is your hero?

Dusty McCoy, Chairman & CEO of Brunswick Corporation, launched a partnership with the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) to offer boating education and training through participating Brunswick boat brand dealerships across the United States. Such an effort was aimed at supporting the USPS and its more than 45,000 members to fulfill its charter of making boating safer and more enjoyable by conducting courses in seamanship, navigation and boat handling, thus save lives on the water. Brunswick is one of the country’s largest boat manufacturers, producing Hatteras, Bayliner, Sea Ray, Boston Whaler and Valiant among others. USPS is the non profit recreational boating educating group with 440 squadrons in the US and Canada teaching safe boating since 1914.

Participating Brunswick dealers will provide space for USPS to offer its battery of classroom seminars and courses. Some dealers will also display a kiosk of USPS branded educational products for sale to the public, and provide USPS instructors with facilities for the instructors to perform on-the-water instruction on boat handling. The starting point is basic boating using the USPS fee-based online course www.americasboatingcourse.com.

How has your nominee’s efforts made a difference for the better?

While the program is just getting started, it meets the Coast Guards recognition that more advanced training is required of boaters if we are to reduce the number of fatalities amongst boaters. This program is going to save lives.

How will being recognized as a YachtWorld Hero further your nominee’s cause?

Dusty has promoted a partnership with the United States Power Squadron to bring new boaters to Brunswick dealerships for classroom and on the water training in operating boats. The Power Squadron will provide trained instructors for both elements of training. Recognition will encourage even more cooperation to save lives on the water.

Please share any website or online articles about your nominee’s activities.

www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/508965-brunswick-ceo-receives-public-service-award www.usps.org/newpublic2/Brunswick/bbgx.html
www.brunswick.com/news/newsstories/marine.php

Dusty McCoy was nominated by Frank A. Dvorak, immediate past USPS Chief Commander, of Bellevue, Wa., in the category “Marine Industry Professionals Changing the World”