Carl Lamborg

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

I live blue™ because…
the ocean is in control of my life. Though I don’t see it every day, it has as much if not more impact on my life as the ground I walk on. For example, plants in the ocean make most of the oxygen I need to breathe…the ocean determines most of the planet’s weather and climate, delivering the rain needed to grow the food I eat.

Why do you care about the environment?
It’s where I live, where all the people I know live, and where everyone else lives. If you don’t care about it, you don’t care about yourself, the people you know and everyone else.

What are some things you do in your life to protect the environment?
I try to think about the resources I use (energy and food) and the material I return to the land and ocean (wastes, fertilizers). So, I ride a bike when I can, eat local food when I can, buy local products when I can and take steps to make my house and life more energy efficient. I don’t fertilize my lawn and minimize the amount of detergents and other chemicals I use to keep house. Everything ends up in the ocean eventually, so the less of stuff you need and use, the “bluer” you will be.

See Carl Lamborg’s’s plot of ocean here.