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- Nearly all of the major kinds of life, divisions of life, phyla of animals, occur in the sea. Only about half of them can make…
- Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time, more…
- 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,…
- Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that.
- In terms of personal choices, let's all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.
- We have been far too aggressive about extracting ocean wildlife, not appreciating that there are limits and even points of no return.
- When I write a scientific treatise, I might reach 100 people. When the 'National Geographic' covers a project, it communicates about plants and fish and…
- Any astronaut can tell you you've got to do everything you can to learn about your life support system and then do everything you can…
- Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There's no place that we know about that can support life as we…
- I'm not against extracting a modest amount of wildlife out of the ocean for human consumption, but I am really concerned about the large-scale industrial…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
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