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June 9, 2010

Sylvia Earle: "The Ocean Is The Key To Our Survival"
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As BP and the the federal government battled the oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, the United Nations held an event Tuesday commemorating World
Oceans Days. Sylvia Earle from National Geographic Explorer said human
life would not be possible without the ocean.

Sylvia Earle: “The ocean drives climate and weather, shapes the
character of the planet. We do know now that the ocean, where 97 percent
of earth’s water is, is vital, not just to the dolphins, the whales, the
coral reefs, the kelp forests; it’s our life support system, too. We are
sea creatures as much as any of the other creatures who actually live in
the ocean, because without the ocean, our lives would not be possible.
Anything we care about—our economies, our health, our security,
life itself—depends on the fact that this is a blue planet. The
ocean is the key to our survival.”