“If people don't get as engaged as the tea party was, we're going to lose.” PeopleIfsLosesPartyTeaEngagedTea Party Author:Ezra G. Levin
“A lot of people are worried that many of our rights and privileges we've come to expect as part of the American democratic process will be abandoned or restricted in some way. That is a valid fear and it makes it all the more important that people get together now to prevent any possible damage.” PeopleWayImportantTogetherProcessRightsDemocraticPrivilegeWorriedDamageAbandonedGet TogetherDemocratic ProcessRights And Privileges Author:Ezra G. Levin
“Since I began exploring the ocean in the 1950s, 90 percent of the big fish have been stripped away. Tuna, sharks, swordfish, cod, halibut, you name it, the numbers have just collapsed. Also, about half of the coral reefs are gone, globally, from where they were just a few decades ago.” Has BeensBigsNamesNumbersHalfGoneOceanPercentFishesDecadesExploringSharksReefsTunaBig FishCoral ReefsHalibut Author:Sylvia Earle
“We have found ways to capture, kill and market ocean wildlife on an unprecedented scale. It's an absolute catastrophe.” WayFoundOceanAbsolutesScalesCaptureCatastropheWildlifeUnprecedented Author:Sylvia Earle
“The ocean seemed like a sea of Eden. But now we are facing paradise lost.” LostSeaOceanParadiseEden Author:Sylvia Earle
“We humans have this idea that the ocean is so big, so vast, so resilient that it doesn't matter what we do to it. That may have been true 1,000 years ago. But in the last 100, especially the last 50 years, we have destroyed the assets that make our lives possible.” YearsHumansMayHas BeensIdeasMatterBigsLastsOur LivesOceanYears AgoDestroyedAssetsResilient Author:Sylvia Earle
“We are depleting this immense diversity and abundance of life, and it matters tremendously for the future of the planet.” MatterPlanetsDiversityAbundanceImmense Author:Sylvia Earle
“Life in the ocean makes Earth hospitable. We are sailing along in the universe and we have a blue engine that is making everything alright.” EarthUniverseOceanBlueEnginesSailingAlright Author:Sylvia Earle
“The ocean governs the climate and the weather, it is taking care of the temperature and it is shaping the chemistry of our planet.” CarePlanetsOceanClimateWeatherChemistryOur PlanetTemperature Author:Sylvia Earle
“The oxygen cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, the water cycle - all of these are linked to the existence of life in the sea.” WaterExistenceSeaCyclesCarbonLinkedOxygenNitrogenCarbon CycleExistence Of Life Author:Sylvia Earle