Ocean Advocate
3 Strategies to be a Conscious Leader in a Pandemic
Being a conscious leader is vital amid challenging times. What I mean by that is someone who is leading from a place of self awareness and is therefore able to manage their response in a way that is not only authentic but is also not taking advantage of the crisis...
How to Reframe Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Action
What is Eco-Anxiety? We are living in an era where wildfires, plastic pollution, melting ice and dying oceans are a regular feature on all media channels. Action from the top is slow or non existent despite science and activists confirming that the concerns are real...
Wayne & Koda: Walk The Coast of Britain, Eco-Anxiety and Nature Connection
#LitterHeroes Wayne & Koda are walking the whole of the UK coast litter picking along the way. Wayne & Koda are truely inspiring every day heroes! If you are ever in any doubt about what is possible in life then this is the inspirational story for you! Wayne...
Oceans 8 Brighton New Year Resolutions 2020 Eco-tips
The Oceans 8 Brighton team got together for this Christmas special to give their top eco tips and advice for New Year Resolutions 2020. Who are Oceans 8 Brighton? Oceans 8 Brighton is a co-operative consultancy partnership of Brighton and Hove based women who are...
The Modern Milkman
The Modern Milkman: Can technology save the planet? After watching the Blue Planet 2 episode with the sperm whale baby eating the plastic bucket, Paul White and three of his friends decided that they needed to be a part of the solution. With a background in farming...
Plastic in Food: Are You Eating Microplastic?
There are microplastics in food, and indeed in the air we breathe. Rebecca Moore is an award winning student whose microplastic study made the press when she found plastic in ALL food sources she sampled. It is young people like Rebecca that totally inspire me and...
Turning Your Passion into a Sustainable Business: Rob Thompson
Season Two of the Clare Talks Rubbish Podcast Launches today. Episode 1 is with innovator an award winning Rob Thompson of Odyssey Innovation. Rob has created the world's first ever marine recycled kayak and is moving on to make even more products with his new marine...
Plastic Free Cleaning and Household
Plastic in your home Our home is where our heart is and so thats the best place to start with the plastic free journey. I wanted to look into plastic free cleaning and household tips as I run an airbnb so have A LOT of laundry and cleaning to deal with. I currently...
How to Inspire the Next Generation of Ocean Superheroes by Treading Lighter
How to inspire the next ocean superhero - ya know, the ones who have to pick up the pieces of our mistakes! A conversation with ocean superhero Libby Bowles aka Tread Lighter Lib. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;...
Q & A with Ocean Cleanup Activist Atlanta Cook
Walk me through your journey into rubbish and waste and how you got to where you are today. Where did it start? When I was 10 years old on holiday in Greece with my mum I trod on a broken beer bottle in the sea. It went into the middle of my left...
30 Films That Could Change Your Life
21The darker nights are drawing ever closer so here is my list of inspiring films which have had a huge influence on me. These 30 films could change your life! Films inspire as they connect directly with our emotions and draw on all of our senses transporting us...
E9: Atlanta Cook: How To Be An Effective Ocean Activist
How to be an effective ocean activist - a question on many people's mind at the moment. Surfers Against Sewage Atlanta Cook has been campaigning for the ocean for a very long time and has not only set up several grass roots projects herself, she was also there at...