Ocupation: Explorer
Life: b. August 30, 1935
Birthday: August 30
Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.
source: "Sylvia Earle Talks Gulf Oil Spill Effects In Exclusive Interview". Interview with Joanna Zelman, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 13, 2011.
topic: Ocean, Fossils, Cost, Drilling, Shareholder Value