This is a living planet. Look around. Mars, Venus, Jupiter. Look beyond our solar system. Where else is there a place that… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
If you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Ironically the very energy, the very basis of how we know what we know, has been reliant on having an energy source… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There's no place that we know about that can support… — 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
Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed. — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
I've had the joy of spending thousands of hours under the sea. I wish I could take people along to see what I see,… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share
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