Marine conservation education with Danni Washington @ Nature Knows Best and Big Blue & You

Proud eco-geek and science communicator Danni Washington is making waves with her non-profit work and as the host of her own Fox-syndicated television show Nature Knows Best. She also founded her own non-profit called Big Blue and You and puts on a yearly event called ArtSea in Miami. Wanting to bridge the gap between scientists and every day citizens, Danni embarked on a wild adventure that has taken her from recording videos for text books, to YouTube and winning a contest led by clothing brand Roxy, and onto being the star of her own tv show. Listen in as Danni tells us how she made it all happen and the time she tried to convince comedian Kevin Hart to go green. -- Resources mentioned in this episode: Andrea Marshall, Marine Biologist Blue Mind, Wallace J Nichols Mission Blue, Dr. Silvia Earl Saved by the Sea, David Helvarg March for the Ocean, June 9th Plastic Ocean, Capt. Charles Moore Rachel Carson Plastic Paradise, Angela Son Kiss the Ground Klean Kanteen -- If you're in the Miami area on Saturday, March 3rd, check out Danni's non-profit, Big Blue and You, event called ArtSea. It takes place at Historic Virginia Beach Park and includes a full day of art and education surrounding ocean conservation. Save the Date for our showing of WASTED! The Story of Food Waste, co-hosted by Talk Trash City, on Tuesday, April 10th at 6:30 PM. We'll be bringing together an evening of sustainable food and drink at the Kickstarter HQ in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Tickets will go on sale at the beginning of March. Join the conversation on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and try our repurposed coffee body scrub. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.