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 EARLEI find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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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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Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.
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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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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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Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe.
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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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The Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It’s an ocean surrounded by land, basically.
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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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You don’t stand around arguing about who’s responsible, or who’s going to pay.
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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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I am not in any hurry to grow up.
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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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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica.
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The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder.
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Ice ages have come and gone. Coral reefs have persisted.
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