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Ocean acidification and the EPA

March 12, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
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Ocean acidification has been getting more attention in the last few months, but far less than is appropriate, in m opinion. After all, we’re messing with the chemistry of the waters that provide an enormous amount of food for human beings around the world, and we’re doing it by indirectly pumping tens of billions of tons of CO2 into it... [read more]

A Sea Change: Imagine a World without Fish — ocean acidification film — premiers tonight on Planet Green

September 26, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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Global warming is “capable of wrecking the marine ecosystem and depriving future generations of the harvest of the seas” (see Ocean dead zones to expand, “remain for thousands of years”). A new documentary on ocean acidification is airing tonight (Saturday) on Planet Green at 8 pm.  (You can find your Planet Green channel on their... [read more]

Jane Lubchenco interview on NPR: “Ocean acidity has increased by 30%” thanks to human emissions

June 10, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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Global warming is a major threat to life in the oceans — and humans who depend on that life (see Ocean dead zones to expand, “remain for thousands of years”).  As one recent study found: Global warming may create “dead zones” in the ocean that would be devoid of fish and seafood and endure for up to two millennia…. Its authors say... [read more]

Ocean Acidification Warning

October 17, 2007 by Joseph Romm
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Ocean acidification from human emissions of carbon dioxide is a very serious problem, as I have noted. Now Australia’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies has issued a new warning:The world’s oceans are becoming more acid, with potentially devastating consequences for corals and the marine organisms that build reefs and... [read more]