Pugh was outspoken on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . In a feature in '' Business Day '' he said : " They BP top executives should be criminally prosecuted . They should go to jail . What I ca n't understand is why people have n't responded more vigorously , by boycotting BP . " Pugh also opposes fracking for gas in the Karoo region of South Africa . In a public speech to Royal Dutch Shell in 2011 entitled " Standing up to Goliath " he said : " Never , ever did I think there would be a debate in this arid country about which was more important – gas or water . We can survive without gas . We can not live without water ... Now is the time for change . We can not drill our way out of the energy crisis . The era of fossil fuels is over . We must invest in renewable energy . And we must not delay . " In 2015 Royal Dutch Shell decided to pull out of their proposed fracking projects in South Africa citing lower energy prices and delays in obtaining an exploration licence . In 2018 Pugh was listed as the 3rd most influential person in the world discussing how to tackle plastic pollution on social media . Pugh has appeared on numerous TV shows including '' Good Morning America '' , '' Jay Leno '' , '' Richard & Judy '' , '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart '' and '' BBC Breakfast '' . He has also been featured by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on '' Vital Signs '' on CNN , ADN on France 2 , '' Carte Blanche '' and '' Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ''
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Lewis Pugh