Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more has been lost.
SYLVIA EARLETo lose it means that we will dismember the vital systems that make the Arctic work. It’s not just a cost to the people who live there. It’s a cost to all people everywhere.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.
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My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.
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If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage.
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Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world.
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When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the ‘National Geographic’ covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and underwater technology to more than 10 million people.
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Any astronaut can tell you you’ve got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can to take care of it.
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It’s mainly the high-end luxury market now that drives much of the fishing in the sea. It’s not feeding the starving millions. It’s feeding a luxury market.
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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city.
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And there’s no question that it is a factor, but it’s preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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Green’ issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.
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If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you’ll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment.
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Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.
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The Exxon Valdez spill triggered a swift and strong response that changed policies about shipping, about double-hulled construction. A number of laws came into place.
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