Frontline pioneer: Carl Hodges

Dr. Carl Hodges is working to combat climate change induced sea-level rise The founder of The Seawater Foundation has revolutionized seawater use Hodges' seawater farms have already greened the desert in Africa and Mexico (CNN) -- Dr. Carl N. Hodges is turning the tide on sea-level rise and revolutionizing agriculture in the process. As the founder and chairman of The Seawater Foundation, Dr. Hodges is convinced that by following nature's example, it is possible to prevent climate change induced sea-level rises. With a background in atmospheric physics and mathematics, Dr. Hodges has developed an integrated agricultural and aquacultural farm in Africa -- with a second one in Mexico -- which uses salty seawater to green the desert. Rather than using seawater for desalination -- which requires great energy consumption -- Dr.... [read full story]