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Stefanie Spear's Charge for Change

Stefanie Spear's Charge for Change

A 30-year advocate for the environment and the Founder of EcoWatch takes her own maiden voyage as a sailor to the Galapagos islands on an all-women crew to move the needle on single-use plastics.
Davey Braun Jan 9, 2020
Plastic Patrol: How One World Record Became a Global Movement

Plastic Patrol: How One World Record Became a Global Movement

Eco-activist and paddleboard adventurer Lizzie Carr inspires a global community of citizen scientists to map plastic pollution in her crisis-fighting app.
Davey Braun May 10, 2019
Plastic-Free and Carbon-Neutral; Can Costa Rica Keep its Promises?

Plastic-Free and Carbon-Neutral; Can Costa Rica Keep its Promises?

Costa Rica’s commitment to reach carbon neutrality and eliminate single-use plastics by 2021 is either a global inspiration or a cosmic delusion.
Davey Braun Apr 24, 2019
Reaction: The European Single Use Plastic Ban

Reaction: The European Single Use Plastic Ban

How big is the problem, and will this new legislation be as effective as we hope? We asked both those who know the oceans and those big corporations that produce the plastic.
Sean Verity Oct 30, 2018
Sian Sykes: 1000km Circumnavigation of Wales by Paddleboard

Sian Sykes: 1000km Circumnavigation of Wales by Paddleboard

On 5th May 2018, Sian Sykes became the first person to complete a solo-unsupported 1000km circumnavigation of Wales by stand up paddleboard, all while raising awareness about single-use plastics. A first-person account. I am in my late 30’s, recently divorced, I have no commitments. Everyone around me is settling
Sian Sykes May 15, 2018

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