Dr Paul Hardisty: Walking away from the oil industry | ABC Conversations Podcast

Dr Paul Hardisty grew up in Canada, under the influence of a brilliant, compelling father, who was also a violent alcoholic.
As a young man, Paul worked for a while rough necking on a Texas oil rig. He became an engineer and travelled to the Arctic Circle, using dynamite to blow holes in the ice looking for gold.
Then a change of heart and a great romance drove Paul to walk away from the oil industry, and from his father's idea of what being a man meant.
Paul got a PhD in hydrology and was sent to Africa, to help people access clean water.
Then he came to Townsville... to head up the Australian Institute of Marine Science… charged with saving the Great Barrier Reef.
Further information
In Hot Water: Inside the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef is published by Affirm Press.
CREDITS:
Carmel Rooney, Executive Producer
Richard Fidler, Presenter
Meggie Morris, Producer