Beach Plastic (Art; Civil Society). Our love of nature is combined with our interest in science to produce an on-going series of art works about the oceans and the environment. While the content of our work has a message about the spoiling of the natural world by the industrial world, our final intent is aesthetic and celebratory.

Ben Harper (Musician / Composer)

Ben Lear (Musician; Composer). Ben Lear grew up in Los Angeles with a loving family and a view of the ocean. When he was ten years old, he found a guitar at his friend’s house and began picking the open strings. Fast forward to today. Ben has just graduated NYU’s Music Composition program. He has fallen in love with orchestral music and the effect those colors have on his own songwriting. And from that love, he has composed a folk-opera entitled, Lillian, about a man, who must scuba-dive to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to reclaim all he’s lost in his life. The show premiered on May 21st in NYC. Obviously, Ben has begun planning a West coast premiere.

Beth Terry (Writer; Founding Member). Beth is the author of My Plastic-Free Life, the number one blog and resource on plastic-free living, combining useful information about plastic-free alternatives with personal stories and personal rants. In addition to reducing their personal plastic consumption, readers are invited to join the Show Your Plastic Trash Challenge, collecting their plastic waste for a week or more to understand their personal plastic impact. Beth is also a Plastic Pollution Coalition advisor and contributing editor for BlogHer.com. She recently published a how-to guide for her life: "Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too".

Beth Nielsen Chapman (Musician; Surfer)

Bharati Chaturvedi (Government). Bharati Chaturvedi is the founder of India-based non-profit, Chintan, which works to reduce ecological footprints and increase environmental justice through advocacy, research, and programs for informal waste handlers and recyclers. She is part of government committees for policy making, with special focus on plastic bags and packaging. Bharati writes a column for the Hindustan Times and blogs with the Huffington Post.

Bioneers (Youth; Civil Society; Health) Two primary goals: connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices; grow social capital by catalyzing, connecting, and strengthening strategic networks, including bioregional and community-based alliances.

BlooSee.com (Business). Sea-lovers community where you can geolocate and share information about the oceans.

BLUE Digital Agency and Design Studio (Business). A digital agency & design studio all about art & technology with a multidisciplinary team that specializes in online branding, design, content strategies, database & IT development. BLUE connects brands with people in the digital space.

Blue Dalian, China (Youth; Health; Civil Society). Giving college students a platform through which to promote the cause of protecting the environment in Dalian and engaging the public in this endeavor.

Blue Frontier Campaign (Non-profit; Education; Ocean)

Blue Ocean Film Festival (Civil Society; Education; Art) Global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers and marine researchers

Blue Lotus (Business) family run business committed to providing practical and sustainable goods that are healthy for people and our planet.

Bonnie Raitt (Musician)

Breast Cancer Fund (Civil Society; Health; Education; Research) The Breast Cancer Fund works to connect the dots between breast cancer and exposures to chemicals and radiation in our everyday environments. They translate the growing body of scientific evidence linking breast cancer and environmental exposures into public education and advocacy campaigns that protect our health and reduce breast cancer risk.

BuyGreen.com (Business). Mission: to become your most trusted source for green products, offering the widest variety of quality products, the best information for consumers, and the most enjoyable shopping experience

By the Bay Treasures (Business) By the Bay Treasures, owned by artist Cheryl King, is your premiere supplier of all-natural, 100% surf-tumbled sea glass reclaimed from the waters of the Pacific Ocean. From custom made .925 sterling jewelry to ocean arts and keepsake gifts, By the Bay Treasures transforms glass refuse into art that is one of a kind and magical in it's natural simplicity.

California Coastal Coalition (Civil Society) CalCoast is a non-profit advocacy group comprised of 35 coastal cities; five counties; AMBAG, BEACON, SANDAG and SCAG; along with business associations and allied groups committed to restoring California's coast through sand replenishment, increasing the flow of natural sediment, wetlands recovery and improved water quality.

California Resource Recovery Association (Civil Society) Founded in 1974, CRRA is California's statewide recycling association. It is the oldest and one of the largest non-profit recycling organizations in the United States. CRRA is dedicated to achieving environmental sustainability in and beyond California through Zero Waste strategies including product stewardship, waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting.

Californians Against Waste (Civil Society; Education; Youth) Dedicated to conserving resources, preventing pollution and protecting California’s environment through the development, promotion and implementation of waste reduction and recycling policies and programs.

Celine Cousteau (Outreach Advisors) Filmmaker, environmental activist

Center for Biological Diversity (Education) The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction. The oceans program engages in efforts to protect our ocean ecosystems and marine life threatened by overfishing, fossil fuels, and pollution.

Center for Safe Energy (Civil Society) Addresses the most urgent needs of citizen-based organizations in the former Soviet Union.

Chanelle Sladics (Athlete) Professional Snowboarder, certified Yoga instructor, life enthusiast, tree hugger.