Amber Jackson and Emily Hazelwood, co-founders of Blue Latitudes, on the positive environmental impact of converting decommissioned oil platforms into artificial reefs and the journey that led them to where they are today

Mar 20, 2019

“I think there is still a lot of hope in the ocean — it’s very powerful, it’s very resilient and it definitely has an ability to come back in unexpected ways. “ - Emily Hazlewood, Co-Founder Blue Latitudes

Meet Amber Jackson and Emily Hazelwood, the Co-Founders of the marine environmental consulting firm Blue Latitudes, a business they co-founded together about 3 years ago, that focuses on developing sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for the environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry i.e., converting decommissioned oil rigs into artificial reefs, also known as the Rigs-to-reefs. 

In this episode we cover:

• The journey that led Emily and Amber to co-founding Blue Latitudes
• The pros and cons of converting decommissioned oil rigs into artificial reefs
• The challenges they face as women  working in a predominantly male industry
• The struggles of the work-life balance
• Their love for the ocean and WHY they’re working so hard to protect it.

This was a such a great conversation and truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  Happy listening!