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Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. is the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Cousteau has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he received an Emmy nomination for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet.

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The great news is that overwhelmingly far more than adults, youth already care about the environment. Young people are recognizing that we have largely made a mess of things with respect to the environment [and] that the burden to fix it will fall on them.

Adults, Fall, Largely, Mess, People, Recognizing

I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix a problem in their community. I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to dig wells in Africa. I've seen young people pass laws, largely impacting their communities. They do have the power to change the world.

Community, Law, People, Problem

I've seen a lot of doom and gloom and depressing things, and it's [the] youth that give me hope.

Depressing, Doom, Doom And Gloom, Giving, Hope, Youth

I'll never be able to fill my father's or grandfather's shoes, but hopefully I can stand on their shoulders and reach farther.

Able, Father, Reach, Shoes, Shoulders

I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.

Agents, Believe, Change, Country, People, True

Young people have, truly, the potential to change the world. Not when they get older - today.

Change, Older, People, Today, World

I could cut my leg off. I could cut my arm off. I could gouge an eye out. I'd still probably survive. But not very well. And that's what we're doing to the oceans. It's the life-support system of this planet. We've been dumping in it. We've been polluting it. We've been destroying it for decades. And we're essentially maiming ourselves.

Arm, Cutting, Decades, Eye, Ocean

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