At a stage of life when most slow down, Captain DC Anderson set sail on a mission to confront one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change.
After decades in the oil and maritime industries, he pivoted to found the Earthship Program, an initiative that merges carbon reduction with community wealth building.
In this UnLost Cause conversation, he shares how a sailor’s intuition, a lifetime of risk-taking, and an unrelenting conviction led him to uncover what he calls the “Carbon Ratio.”
His journey is a masterclass in purpose, persistence, and refusing to retire from making an impact.
Highlights: -Growing up by the sea and early adventures -Hitchhiking to New York and first voyages at sea -Life on a Baltic trader and surviving 58 days in the doldrums -Club Med bartender and returning to the States -Studying economics and a near-career in theater -Teaching skiing in France and buying a schooner in Newfoundland -Earning his Master’s license and first tugboat ventures -Putting sails on merchant ships and the energy bubble of the 1980s -Breaking into New York Harbor with non-union tugs -Smuggling fuel, climate awakening, and the 1988 turning point -Discovering the “Carbon Ratio” in 2019 -Why climate change is misunderstood and the looming reality -Optimism, economics, and why collapse is inevitable without change -Earthship Program explained and its mission -Call to action: votes, dollars, and fixing Congress -What legacy means and why he refuses to quit
Resources: https://earth-ship.com/founder-dc-anderson/ https://fixyourcongress.org/ Instagram and TikTok: @earthshipprogram
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