Every Time I Slip Into The Ocean,

We Have The Capacity To Alter The Nature Of Nature. No, We Don't Have Just The Capacity - We Are Altering The Nature Of Nature, The Natural Systems That Cause The Planet To Function In Our Favor.

When I Was 12, We Moved From New Jersey To Florida. The Gulf Of Mexico Was Literally My Backyard. Every Day, I Could See The Ocean. At Low Tide I Went Out And Played In Seagrass Meadows That Used To Come Right Up To The Shore, Filled With Tiny Seahorses, Pipefish And Soft Corals. There Was So Much Life! But Then I Witnessed The Change, The Loss Of The Shoreline, The Loss Of The Mangrove Trees, The Loss Of The Seagrass Meadows. Shallow Bay Areas Were Turned Into Parking Lots.

If Somebody Dumps Something Noxious In My Back Yard, The Dumper Is The Last One I Would Call On To Repair The Damage.

The Oceans Deserve Our Respect And Care, But You Have To Know Something Before You Can Care About It.

We Woke Up Some Years Ago About The Consequences Of Ozone Depletion, The Hole In The Atmosphere. You Can't See It. You Can't Taste It. You Can't Smell It. But Now We Do Regard That As A Key Issue. It's A Scientific Finding.