Kathleen Dean Moore, Philosopher, Writer, Speaker, Defender

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”.