The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents.
SYLVIA EARLEIce ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that would be an insurance policy for the future of the sea, for the creatures there, and for us, protecting special critical areas in the ocean.
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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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I’ve always said, ‘Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.’
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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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Health to the ocean means health for us.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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If we could magically transport ourselves back to the young Earth, when it was only a billion years old or two billion years old or three billion years old or four billion years old.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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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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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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The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.
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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There’s still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.
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You don’t stand around arguing about who’s responsible, or who’s going to pay.
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Photosynthetic organisms in the sea yield most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, take up and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, shape planetary chemistry, and hold the planet steady.
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