And there’s no question that it is a factor, but it’s preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
SYLVIA EARLEI want everybody to go jump in the ocean to see for themselves how beautiful it is, how important it is to get acquainted with fish swimming in the ocean, rather than just swimming with lemon slices and butter.
More Sylvia Earle Quotes
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No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.
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All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class – which wasn’t such a bad deal.
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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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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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My mother was known as the ‘bird lady’ of the neighborhood.
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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 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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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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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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It’s a fact of life that there will be oil spills, as long as oil is moved from place to place, but we must have provisions to deal with them, and a capability that is commensurate with the size of the oil shipments.
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In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.
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They have a lateral line down their whole body that senses motion, but maybe it does more than that.
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The concept of ‘peak oil’ has penetrated the hearts and minds of people concerned about energy for the future. ‘Peak fish’ occurred around the end of the 1980s.
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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 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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To 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.
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I’m friends with James Cameron. We’ve spent time together over the years because he is a diver and explorer and in his heart of hearts a biologist. We run into each other at scientific conferences.
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Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss.
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You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
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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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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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I want everybody to go jump in the ocean to see for themselves how beautiful it is, how important it is to get acquainted with fish swimming in the ocean, rather than just swimming with lemon slices and butter.
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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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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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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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There’s something missing about how we’re informing the youngsters coming along about what matters in the world. We teach them the numbers and the letters, but we fail to communicate the importance of our connection to the living world.
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