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Sylvia Earle: Save the Polar Bears, Save Ourselves

2012-04-20T15:06:27Z

To the Arctic is a celebration of Arctic life in its many resilient forms with intimate glimpses of our fellow mammals -- polar bears, foxes, walruses, caribou and others who share with humans a common need for water, warmth, food, shelter -- and protection from predators.

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Jackie Savitz: Spill Cleanup? Just a Cost of Doing Business?

2012-01-31T21:41:38Z

Congress and the Administration should be doing much more in response to the Gulf Spill. But at the very least passing the Oil Spill Tax Fairness Act would be a good first step.

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Wallace J Nichols: #OccupyTheOcean

2011-10-04T10:23:18Z

The ocean is the single biggest feature of our planet. But we have treated the ocean poorly, and it's decline in recent decades has been catastrophic for our planet and its people.

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Is A Jellyfish Takeover Imminent?

2011-09-19T17:42:59Z

By David Biello
(Click here for original article.)

Jellyfishes rely on drifting to eat. They take their luck with currents, and create tiny eddies...

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Jackie Savitz: BP's Bad Timing

2011-09-08T16:51:22Z

If you were BP, wouldn't you wait for the right time to go back to the U.S. government to ask for more permits to drill? What would seem like a good time to do that?

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WATCH: Thousands Of Giant Octopus Babies Hatch

2011-06-23T18:13:13Z

In case you needed any reminder of the awe-inspiring wonders in nature, this video will do just that.

We don't know how we missed this incredible f...

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Sea Levels Rising At Fastest Rate In 2,100 Years

2011-06-22T19:17:56Z

WASHINGTON -- Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look...

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'Shocking' Oceans Report Warns Of Impending Mass Extinction

2011-06-20T17:18:38Z

If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world's oceans aren't curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything human history...

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Cuba: Seas To Rise Over 30 Inches By 2100

2011-06-17T15:56:39Z

HAVANA -- Cuban scientists calculate that median sea levels around the Caribbean nation will rise more than 30 inches by the end of the century due to...

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PHOTOS: 'Demon Fish'

2011-06-14T12:23:12Z

"Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World Of Sharks" is a new book that explores the way humans and cultures around the world interact with the oc...

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Eco Activists Sail To Libyan Waters

2011-06-10T09:32:33Z

ABOARD THE STEVE IRWIN — A boat operated by environmental activists was steaming toward Libyan waters Friday, hoping to stop illegal fishing for...

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PHOTOS: Japan's Ocean Wildlife

2011-05-17T16:20:54Z

By Brian Skerry:

When the recent quake hit Japan, I was on board a ship in Indonesia, watching in horror as the disaster played out. Since then, as...

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PHOTOS: 9 Potentially New Species Discovered

2011-05-16T14:18:52Z

Scientists with Conservation International (CI) have discovered nine potentially new marine species while conducting a survey of the waters surroundin...

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Peter Neill: Remember Climate Change?

2011-05-09T16:33:50Z

Lack of understanding of changing weather compromises our response to storms and droughts that inundate our coastal communities and destroy our sustenance.

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WATCH: Ted Danson Recruits Kids As Ocean Activists

2011-04-27T17:41:09Z

Ted Danson is well known for his acting career, but lesser known is his driving passion for the oceans.

Danson has long been fighting for the conse...

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Navy Defends Actions That Killed Dolphins

2011-04-26T14:15:15Z

SAN DIEGO -- The Navy has concluded that it would have been dangerous to stop an underwater training blast believed to have killed three or four dolph...

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Oil On Dead Dolphins Linked To BP Spill

2011-04-08T08:48:33Z

BILOXI, Mississippi (By Leigh Coleman) – Scientists confirmed on Thursday that they have discovered oil on dead dolphins found along the U.S. Gulf C...

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Experts: No Major Impact On Sea Life From Japan's Radiation Leak

2011-04-05T09:11:19Z

NEW YORK -- Releases of radioactive water into the ocean near Japan's stricken nuclear complex shouldn't pose a widespread danger to sea animals or pe...

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2,000-Year-Old Coral Found Living Near Gulf Spill Site

2011-03-31T08:57:20Z

NEW ORLEANS -- Federal scientists say they have dated coral living near the site of the busted BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico at 2,000 years old.

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300-Pound Sea Creature Pins Woman On Boat

2011-03-29T14:07:31Z

Jenny Hausch never thought she'd know what it was like to get slammed by a 300-pound eagle ray.

Hausch, on vacation in Florida with her family, lea...

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Navy Training Linked To Dolphin Deaths

2011-03-27T12:57:18Z

SAN DIEGO -- A Naval training exercise that included an underwater blast off San Diego's coast has been linked to at least three dolphin deaths earlie...

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Feds Keep Probe Into Mysterious Dolphin Deaths Confidential

2011-03-25T10:51:46Z

BILOXI, Mississippi -- The U.S. government is keeping a tight lid on its probe into scores of unexplained dolphin deaths along the Gulf Coast, possibl...

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Baby Dolphin Rescued After Being Washed Inland From Japan Tsunami

2011-03-24T14:10:29Z

TOKYO — A baby dolphin has been rescued in Japan after being dumped in a rice field by a giant tsunami that hit the coast on March 11.

The do...

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20,000 Endangered Penguins Covered In Oil After Shipwreck In Atlantic

2011-03-22T09:22:41Z

LONDON -- Thousands of endangered penguins have been coated with oil after a cargo ship ran aground and broke up on a remote British South Atlantic te...

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PHOTOS: Mysterious Masses Of Fish Surge To Surface On Mexico Coast

2011-03-14T09:48:15Z

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Something fishy is up in Acapulco.

Masses of sardines, anchovies, stripped bass and mackerel surged close to shore Friday ...

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