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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 underwater technology to more than 10 million people.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
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It is not too late to turn things around.
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Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there's no question that it is a factor, but it's preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
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The diversity of life on Earth, generally, is astonishing. But despite those large numbers, it's also important to recognize that every species, one way or another, is vulnerable to extinction. And in our time on Earth... our impact on the diversity of life has been profound.
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I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.
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The ocean is dying, and we have no place to escape to if this experiment doesn't go in our favor.
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Most of life on Earth has a deep past, much deeper than ours. And we have benefited from the distillation of all preceding history, call it evolutionary history if you will.
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We've got to alter our fossil fuel dependence and go to other energy sources.
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Eating wildlife is probably not the smartest thing that we can do in terms of maintaining the integrity of natural systems.
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Scientists never stop asking. They're little kids who never grew up.
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There are a lot of smart creatures out there. Dolphins, elephants, and whales are smart. And there are some really smart birds. I know some really intelligent fish. But they cannot know what humans know and are incapable of inflicting as much damage.
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Fish from all over the world, from deep in the sea, wind up in countries from Germany to Japan. That is just crazy.
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Only two percent of the ocean is fully protected right now.
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The Earth is a unique system in the universe, the only planet we know of that's hospitable for humankind.
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If we have a hope of really understanding our place in nature and of carving out a place for ourselves that is sustainable, it's primarily because of the new level of communication. It used to be, 'What you don't have in your mind, you have on your shelf.' But now we have the Web.
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There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in the sea before it's too late.
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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 of the 1980s.
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The Arctic is a place that historically, during all preceding human history, has largely been an icy realm with an impact on ocean currents. That, in turn, influences the temperature of the planet. The Arctic is now vulnerable because of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, with a rate of melting that is stunning.
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The very energy sources that have gotten us to where we are now are also, if we continue doing what we're doing, a shortcut to the end of all that we hold near and dear.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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Knowledge is the key to making a difference.
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