You Were the Patron Saint of the Global Driftnet Campaign

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Donna Brazile: I thank you for your lifetime of work on behalf of other species who don't have a voice in our economic system. You've been referred to as the patron saint of the Global Driftnet Campaign, saving millions of dolphins whales and many other species from the invisible mesh of those deep sea drift nets. On the side, you co-founded many independent groups such as Species Survival Network for CITES and Earth Trust that you still run now. Why did you do all these things and what put you in a position to be able to affect them? If you only get one life, you want to spend it well.

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On this episode, Nate is joined by Eco-interventionist and long time friend DJ White. DJ is not necessarily a household name, but has been instrumental in successful environmental interventions - primarily for the oceans - for the last four decades. The list of his behind-the-scenes accomplishments is long, but today he joins Nate to describe how to be effective in change-making and outline ways that current activist efforts could be improved. He also shares his own profound experiences with some of Earth’s most intelligent creatures and how these cetacean friends shaped his life’s work.

About DJ White:

DJ White is a co-founder of Greenpeace International and founder of EarthTrust. He has played a leading role in protecting dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and countless other marine animals, including being the driving force behind the transition to more dolphin-friendly tuna, stopping widespread use of ocean drift nets in the 1980s, successfully stopping a national dolphin drive kill, and breaking the deadlock in capping the Kuwait oil fires.

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