Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
SYLVIA EARLEI’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
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I have heard endlessly that fish are so resilient that there is no way that you could exterminate a species. We are learning otherwise.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss.
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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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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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As a child, I was aware of the widely-held attitude that the ocean is so big, so resilient that we could use the sea as the ultimate place to dispose of anything.
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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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Places change over time with or without oil spills, but humans are responsible for the Deepwater Horizon gusher – and humans, as well as the corals, fish and other creatures, are suffering the consequences.
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On a sea floor that looks like a sandy mud bottom, that at first glance might appear to be sand and mud, when you look closely and sit there as I do for a while and just wait, all sorts of creatures show themselves, with little heads popping out of the sand. It is a metropolis.
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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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Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you’re in a healthy ocean.
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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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You don’t stand around arguing about who’s responsible, or who’s going to pay.
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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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