Category: Environment
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Sydney: What is Really in Our Clothes?
In Sydney, our panel of experts discuss what is really in our clothing, and how consumer, industry and government can all work together to make better choices for our planet. Hosted at the iconic Bondi Icebergs, our panelists addressed the issue from all angles; from our personal connection to the beach and ocean, to the…
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Lewis Pugh Thanks SUSE for Sponsoring his Historic East Antarctica Swim
Lewis Pugh thanks SUSE for their support of his historic swim in East Antarctica to fight climate change and create 1 million sq km of Marine Protected Area around the continent.
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A swim in the ice – #Antarctica2020
UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh set off to Antarctica to carry out a serious of pioneering swims.
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Grant Howard on Swim For Our Rivers – Mackay Conservation Group
Grant Howard from Kuttabul Green Zone Land Care Team speaks about his concern for our local rivers and streams , and asks for you to help his team support Mackay Conservation Group’s Swim For Our Rivers fundraiser in 2020
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SFU swimmer impacted by Australia fires
Thousands of miles from home, Red Flash sophomore Amelia Laudenbach anxiously nervously awaits updates from the devastating wildfires in Australia.
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Olympic swimmer ignites ocean swimming movement in Tasmania
When former pool swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Shane Gould, moved from mainland Australia to Bicheno, Tasmania in 2007, she noticed that no one in the local community was swimming in the ocean. In an effort to change that, she initiated a 5k swim from Waubs Bay to Diamond Island and back, which sparked an…
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San Francisco Woman’s Historic Swim Across the Dead Sea
Kim Chambers set a world record as part of open water swimmers who became the first to swim across the Dead Sea. In this clip, Chambers talks about the challenges and mission behind this historic swim. Chambers is the first and only woman to ever swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Eden Rock solidarity swim
Around 60 swimmers of all ages took to the water off Eden Rock Sunday afternoon to support the conservation of the popular George Town dive and snorkel site. Led by organizer Rory Joe McDonough those who participated in the Eden Rock Solidarity Swim swam roughly 150 meters from the shoreline and back to show their…
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The Big Bang – Swimming in it
Film for the award-winning campaign, Swimming in it. Demonstrating how plastic in the ocean affects marine life and how young people using STEM can help combat the problem.