Although 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometres of a coast, the majority of people are landlocked and might not regularly see the vital role oceans play in the health of the planet, the economy and ourselves. Yet out of sight or in plain view, oceans are critical to every one of […]

Building a startup is tough. It’s not enough to just start a company — it needs to grow into an enterprise that employs people, sells services or goods and makes a difference in the world. This is especially true when you are building a cleantech company, which often involves hardware and requires significant R&D before […]

When I decided I was going to row across the Atlantic Ocean, I didn’t know it was going to be the worst hurricane season in all of history. We had looked at all the historical weather data and chose a route to minimize our chances of encountering a storm, yet three weeks into our journey […]

Oceans are the lifeblood of our planet. With water covering 70 percent of our globe, it would have been more fitting to call our planet Ocean instead of Earth. Oceans produce more than half the world’s oxygen, provide the primary protein for 2.6 billion people, and allow companies to earn $2.5 trillion a year. These […]