Join the Society for Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP-MA) on November 6 for dinner and a talk on "Our Oceans, Our Planet, Our Future" with George Buckley.
Our oceans cover some two-thirds of the Earth's surface; the earth could perhaps have been called 'planet ocean.' The oceans provide an abundance of resources and environmental services: food, transport, minerals, energy, coastal assets, pharmaceuticals, CO2 absorption and oxygen, to name a few.
As we come to depend more and more on the oceans and plan to enhance the Blue Economy of benefits, we must confront and work to lessen the significant impacts that we have had on them. The Blue Economy depends upon a viable and productive ocean for aquaculture, energy and deep sea mining.
George's last discussion of the Blue Economy, including a screening of his movie, was very popular so you won't want to miss this!
When: November 6, 2024
Where: EH&E, Inc., 180 Wells Ave, Suite 200, Newton, MA
Time: 5:30 - Registration opens
5:30-6:30 - Dinner and networking
6:30-7:30 - Presentation
Thanks to our host, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. For more than 35 years EH&E has delivered innovative and comprehensive environmental consulting, engineering, public health, and safety solutions to businesses and institutions throughout the United States. https://eheinc.com
George Buckley Bio: George Buckley and Jack Spengler started the Sustainability program at Harvard Extension School, with decades of broad experience with oceans and ocean life. George has done extensive research on land snails, freshwater clams, coral reefs, and is an expert scuba diver who has led hundreds of students to study the sea.
In 2010, The New England Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Harvard Extension School’s John Spengler and George Buckley an Environmental Merit Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their exceptional work and commitment to the environment. The award recognizes the two as outstanding environmental advocates who have dedicated their lives toward preserving and protecting the New England region’s natural resources.
George has worked on a series of curriculum programs on coastal ecology, river ecology, the earth sciences, astronomy and science education. He has been a long-time Associate at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, working with Ruth Turner and chief scientists on some two dozen Earthwatch Expeditions. In recognition of his ocean work, George received the “Diver of the Year Award” from the Boston Sea Rovers, and with the award-winning NOVA TV program, “The Sea Behind the Dunes,” began a career in environmental filmmaking. His most recent film, "Bonaire Bonanza", produced in collaboration with in collaboration with Dutch filmmaker Edward Snijders, is a success story of good reef management on the Caribbean island of Bonaire; it won the Palme d’Or Award.
