With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea.
SYLVIA EARLEThat, 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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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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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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For heaven’s sake, when you see the enemy attacking, you pick up the pitchfork, and you enlist everybody you see.
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The fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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If you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
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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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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they’ve spent time in and around the ocean, and they’ve personally seen the beauty.
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I personally have stopped eating seafood.
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When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large, too wild to be harmed by anything that people could do.
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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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I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.
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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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