You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks.
SYLVIA EARLEAnything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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They have curiosity. ‘Who, what, where, why, when, and how!’ They never stop asking questions, and I never stop asking questions, just like a five year old.
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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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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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The most important thing for people to know about the governance of the Arctic is that we have a chance now to act to maintain the integrity of the system or to lose it.
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Protecting vital sources of renewal – unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens – will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us.
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Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to our doorstep.
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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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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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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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Everyone has power. But it doesn’t help if you don’t use it.
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We did not want, from garbage and nuclear wastes to sludge from sewage to entire ships that had reached the end of their useful life.
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You don’t stand around arguing about who’s responsible, or who’s going to pay.
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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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Is a slow but accelerating impact with consequences that will greatly overshadow all the oil spills put together. The warming trend that is CO2-related will overshadow all the oil spills that have ever occurred put together.
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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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