Ari Daniel Shapiro

Independent radio producer

I live blue™ because…
our Earth depends on it.

Why do you care about the environment?
I’ve always cared a lot about the natural world. When I was little, I remember reading about the destruction of the rainforest and about the pollution we cause. I told my mom how sad I felt. She looked at me and said it’s okay to feel sad but that I need to do something about it. Something to help.

What are some things you do in your life to protect the environment?
I spent many years learning about the ocean and the creatures that live there. These days, I tell stories about science and the ocean on the radio and using multimedia, teaching others about what our planet has to offer us. I also bike wherever I can, recycle and compost, and talk to others about the importance of our behavior and choices, and that doing little things for the environment add up over time. It’s important to live blue because we owe it to the other plants, animals, fungi and bacteria with which we share the Earth. And we owe it to one another.

Read Ari’s blog.

Listen to Ari’s podcast on the Encyclopedia of Life.

See Ari’s plot of ocean in Fiji here.