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Meet a Pelican Pro: Alexandra Cousteau - Pelican ProGear™
Pelican Products
07/12/2012
Meet Alexandra Cousteau. Traveler. Explorer. Adventurer. As the founder of Blue Legacy, Alexandra works to educate the masses on critical water issues. She carries on the work of her father, Phillippe Cousteaus, Sr, and grandfather, Jacque-Yves Cousteau to ensure that "mainstream" audiences recognize—and hopefully take action upon—the world's water issues. Since Alexandra carries video, audio, and computer equipment on her outdoor adventures, she uses Pelican ProGear products to ensure the safety of her gear. Her favorite Pelican Pro Gear products include the 1075 Tablet Case and the Urban Elite Tablet Backpack. These watertight, protective cases keep water and dust out, while balancing the air pressure within to safeguard her gadgets...
The Cousteau Effect
Breathe Magazine
07/09/2012
With a legendary name like Cousteau, one has a lot to live up to. The granddaughter of famous French explorer and flimmaker, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, however, is handling it just fine. The summer Alexandra Cousteau turned 7 years old was pivotal. It was the year she learned to scuba dive, and her eyes were opened to a world that would dominate her childhood and, in fact, direct the rest of her life...
Emerging explorer, Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter, speaking at Clarkson
Daily Courier-Observer
06/29/2012
POTSDAM - National Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of the legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, will be the inaugural Clarkson Reunion Keynote Speaker at 1 p.m. July 14 in the Clarkson University Student Center Forum. The event is free and open to the public. Alexandra Cousteau’s lecture and interactions with alumni and the community will be focused on helping people connect the abundant water resources in Upstate New York with an overall understanding of our water planet. Clarkson staff will also provide guided tours of Clarkson’s new Raquette riverfront trails and recreation area, as part of the event...
Granddaughter of diving legend Jacques Cousteau to speak at nature centre
Lindsay Post
06/25/2012
KAWARTHA LAKES - Later this summer, the granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau will grace Gamiing Nature Centre to share wisdom and advocate the need for conservation and sustainable management of water. The centre, situated between Lindsay and Bobcaygeon, will host "RBC's evening with Alexandra Cousteau" on Friday, Aug. 24...
Mountain Heroes: Alexandra Cousteau
Earthjustice
05/31/2012
My name is Alexandra.
We are drawn to the mountains like we are drawn to the sea.
Could you imagine a world without either?
Our Most Endangered River? In the Shadow of the Capital
Huffington Post
05/16/2012
I was awoken today by the sound of raindrops on my windowsill. Sitting down at my desk, with the peaceful patter of water helping me to collect my thoughts and prepare for the day, I was stunned to read a report that enumerates a truth I already knew all too well. Tuesday, American Rivers released its annual America's Most Endangered Rivers report. On the list, there are rivers under threat from natural gas development, the construction of new dams and reservoirs, mountaintop removal for coal mining, and excessive water withdrawals. Looking over these threats, it is clear that what is fundamentally at risk is the quality and quantity of our freshwater -- water that we can swim in, drink, and fish from... water that is there when and where we need it...
Water Conflicts Move Up on U.S. Security Agenda
Inter Press Service News Agency
05/09/2012
On Wednesday, the United States intelligence community unveiled a first-ever assessment of global water-security issues. A declassified version of the document, which looks forward through 2040, suggests that "during the next 10 years, water problems will contribute to instability in states important to U.S. national security interests." According to one of the assessment's lead authors, Major General Richard Engel, water-stressed countries, being forced to focus on pressing internal issues, are increasingly unable to support U.S. policies and strategic interests. While the assessment does not foresee water being a main instigator of state-to-state violence or state failure in the next decade, beyond that "water in shared basins will increasingly be used as leverage." In addition, "water shortages and pollution probably will harm the economic performance of important (U.S.) trading partners." The Global Water Security assessment is the result of a request made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2011. Clinton has previously stated that water and sanitation constitute the two most basic of development priorities...
Alexandra Cousteau: A Legacy Lives On
BoatUS Magazine
04/29/2012
If the average human body is two-thirds water, Alexandra Cousteau's is arguably a few percentage points higher. The granddaughter of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, and daughter of filmmaker Philippe Cousteau, she went on her first watery voyage at just four months old. "I accompanied my parents down to Easter Island for that trip, and was pretty much on expedition with them until I was four years old, and my father passed away," she says...
