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[hookrider]

Alex G: "World's oceans in "shocking' decline"

Do you really think the Tea Party nuts will buy into this. If ole Prof Newt says it's true, then maybe.

[arizona1]

I love reading the comment section attached to articles like this.

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21st June 2011 - 7:31

I'm with David Attenborough on this subject, yes we may well be a destructive influence in nature, but what will be destroyed is humamity not the planet. If we do continue to destroy our ecosystems it is human beings that will eventually go extinct. the planet and and its eco systems will all recover given enough time. Life arose from very humble beginnings and survived much worse devastations.

21st June 2011 - 6:41

Every time you take a breath your life depends on the combined metabolic activity of millions of species of plants and animals. It is obvious that humans are altering the biosphere with no understanding of the consequences. The oceans are being depleted of life, rainforests are disappearing along with countless species they support. Many people respond by pretending it isn't happening.

21st June 2011 - 6:32

Has anyone been to the ocean lately? Thirty years ago Cousteau was horrified about what was happening. Crustaceans are becoming unable to maintain their shells due to acidification. We are thoughtlessly over harvesting fish. Most ocean life is concentrated within a short distance of the shore, where it is especially vulnerable to pollution. Sustaining our oceans can only be to our benefit.

21st June 2011 - 5:55

Even to the shortsighted sceptics, it should be massively clear that mankind is severely damaging the environment in a multitude of ways, the exact extent of this damage is still a subject of debate and always will be as the changes are too complex for us to entirely understand. So you can let your greed and selfishness win and do noting about the destruction or you can act, what do you choose?

21st June 2011 - 4:29

Yes there are many things contributing to marine life decline and to get CO2 emissions down must be a global initiative across boarders/ political parties. Scientists will need to put their minds together to come up with ways to clean up our human race's mess. For anything to be successful we must play a role too, by being intelligent consumers of the products we buy and how they are disposed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13796479