They are so beautiful, a pair is in the Museum of Modern Art. The set I have are ruby red. I call them my ruby flippers.
SYLVIA EARLEThe Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.
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That, in turn, influences the temperature of the planet. The Arctic is now vulnerable because of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, with a rate of melting that is stunning.
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Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat.
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We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
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When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.
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I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.
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The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
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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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Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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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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Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species.
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I personally have stopped eating seafood.
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For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive – and thrive. ‘Harsh’ to us is ‘home’ for them.
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I would love to slip into the skin of a fish and know what it’s like to be one. They have senses that I can only dream about.
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There is a terribly terrestrial mindset about what we need to do to take care of the planet.
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