Posted on PBS NewsHour: 5 Dec 2012 — BY SASKIA DE MELKER — The world’s ocean are absorbing carbon dioxide at an unprecedented rate and the resulting acidification is already altering marine ecosystems. We look at how ocean acidification is affecting shellfish and coral reefs. Slip beneath the water’s
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Washington State Plans for a More Acidic Ocean
Posted on DiscoveryNews: Mon Dec 3, 2012 — Analysis by Kieran Mulvaney Washington State has become the first in the nation to set out an action plan for addressing ocean acidification. The plan follows publication of a report by a Blue Ribbon Panel established by outgoing Governor Christine Gregoire back in March. Ocean
Editorial: Learning to fight ocean acidity
Posted on EPOCA: 03 Dec 2012 Science and government are taking action against ocean acidification and its consequences for sea life, the food chain and Washington’s economy. EPIC environmental issues usually stir educated passions tugging in opposite directions. The alarming acidification of the world’s oceans is indisputable: It is all
State should lead in fighting climate change
Posted on EPOCA: 03 Dec 2012 This state can’t afford to wait for decisive action by federal and global leaders on the pressing problem of climate change. One of the most compelling cases in point is the growing evidence that ocean acidification is raising havoc with the marine ecosystem in
Marine Life on a Warming Planet
Posted on New York Times: 2 Dec 2012 — Editorial Since the beginning of the industrial era, humans have pumped increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This has led not only to a warmer climate but also to significant changes in the chemistry of the oceans, which have