Throughout all of human history we've enjoyed certain benign circumstances: an envelope of atmosphere, an envelope of temperature. A kind of resilience… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Forty percent of the United States drains into the Mississippi. It's agriculture. It's golf courses. It's domestic runoff from our lawns and… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The most important part is to take on the challenge of protecting the ocean as if your life depends on it -… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Why does evolution matter? There is so much about the evolution of life, the development of life on Earth that should rivet… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We still have 10 percent of the sharks. We still have half of the coral reefs. However, if we wait another 50 years, opportunities… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
My mother was known as the 'bird lady' of the neighborhood. Anything injured, or any unusual creature somebody found, they would always come to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The sudden release of five million barrels of oil, enormous quantities of methane and two million gallons of toxic dispersants into an already greatly… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.' — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
With respect to the ocean being the heart of our blue planet: We are often asked, 'How much protection is enough?' We can only… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The ocean seemed like a sea of Eden. But now we are facing paradise lost. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
When you think about the real cost of so-called cheap energy that has driven our prosperity to unprecedented levels, for some of us, to… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
