Our Oceans Are Turning into Acid
Sigourney Weaver narrates “Acid Test“, an illuminating and terrifying NRDC documentary that explains how quickly our planet’s oceans are acidifying due to all of the carbon dioxide that we are pumping into our air. This pollution is causing rapid changes in our oceans’ chemistry that will completely disrupt all life on the planet as we know it on a scale that has not been seen for tens of millions of years.
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Our Seas Are Dying
Our planet’s coral reefs are dying and sea creatures’ shells are literally dissolving in the increasingly acidic water. The acidity in our seas has already risen 30% since the industrial revolution; if we continue as we are, by the end of this century the ocean’s acidity will be doubled, causing catastrophic global disaster. This is all already happening, right now.
Our very existence on this planet is now hanging in the balance, just as precariously as these stacked rocks.
An innovative technology that sustainably harvests tidal energy, created by Hydro Venturi, soon may be tested in the waters of the San Francisco Bay.
“The only way to stop acidification is to emit less carbon dioxide…we are on the verge of a green industrial revolution that will expand our economy, protect our resources, and give us real energy independence.”
-Sigourney Weaver
Now is time for our species to move beyond fossil fuels; it is already almost too late.
[...] Our oceans are already turning into acid. We have to start today to try to make things better. Keeping one more toxic battery or piece of plastic out of our oceans, collectively, will make a difference. Once you start looking, you may be really surprised just how many “disposable” batteries litter our streets and sewers. Next time you see one, pick it up; what you do matters. [...]
[...] planet’s most precious resource, it will also help to keep polluted urban water out of our increasingly acidic seas. The Board of Public Works Commissioner Paula Daniels, who initially drafted the ordinance last [...]