Crowd funding can work, and our own Dark Snow Project shows that – but it’s no panacea, no piece of cake. It’s hard.
Here’s a climate-themed, extreme sport crowd funding campaign that recently caught my attention.
He said “NEVER AGAIN,” after swimming the entire Atlantic. But he’s doing it again!
It’s NEVER been done before!
“Never again” were my first words when I got out of the water after completing my swim across the Atlantic… “But here I am getting ready for the next swim. Real real passion never goes away.”
What will make this swim one of the most important swims in history is that Ben and his team will be collecting samples for several marine and medical research through out the entire ocean. Ben will also be swimming with Water Defense Environmental Indicator technology attached to his body.
“What better way for Water Defense to demonstrate how we are there for the people and the fishes?” said actor and Water Defense founder, Mark Ruffalo. “We will be joining Ben on his Journey across the Pacific Ocean testing the water with our very own WaterBug cumulative water testing technology trailing behind on his long swim across the world. It’s an honor for Water Defense to join Ben on this extraordinary historical super human journey.”
Ben Lecomte will swim from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, California.
The Longest Swim will set world records and challenge the globe to re-think sustainability.
