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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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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
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Sylvia Alice Earle
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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 has been lost.
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It has taken these many hundreds of millions of years to fine-tune the Earth to a point where it is suitable for the likes of us.
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For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive - and thrive. 'Harsh' to us is 'home' for them. Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
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We have become frighteningly effective at altering nature.
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Knowledge is the key to making a difference.
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It is not too late to turn things around.
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The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.
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The climate has been changing. Of course it [has]. Evidence throughout history, [which] we can assess, especially during human history, shows there have been ups and downs. But the last ten thousand years have been relatively stable compared to now.
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No creature on Earth ever has organized themselves in ways that we have, with the capacity to alter the nature of nature the way we have.
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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around.
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The observations that have developed over the years have given us perspective about where we fit in. We are newcomers, really recent arrivals on a planet that is four and a half billion years old.
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.
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