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A Rising Tide of Acid Off California

Posted on Science NOW 14 June 2012 — By Robert F. Service   Humanity’s use of fossil fuels sends 35 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. That has already begun to change the fundamental chemistry of the world’s oceans, steadily making them more acidic. Now,

Oyster revival may be shucked

BY JENNIFER ANDERSON, Pamplin Media Group, Jun 14, 2012 — Ocean acidification, linked to climate change, threatens fishery When it comes to oysters, people either love ’em or hate ’em, and there’s little in between. Tobias Hogan understands why: Most people probably tried them first on a dare, or ate