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Protect Corals, Fish and Sea Turtles From Ocean Acidification

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Your beach may be more polluted than you think. Each hour we dump one ton of invisible pollution into the ocean; if it were a visible, tangible substance like oil, we would demand that the spill be halted. Even though you can't see it, this pollution threatens our sea life -- from the smallest of plankton to the greatest of whales.

The pollution is carbon dioxide, and it's making our oceans more acidic. Ocean acidification is linked to global warming in that both are caused by CO2 buildup and both threaten to cause unprecedented devastation to the planet's biome. The early effects are already here: Baby oysters cannot survive in waters off the Pacific Northwest, coral growth has been stunted in Florida, and polar waters have eroded the shells of prey that sustain Alaska's salmon and whales.

Sign the petition below and tell the president and the Environmental Protection Agency we must act now to end ocean acidification. The science is in, and there's no debate: Ocean acidification threatens our marine life and coastal communities. The EPA has the tools to prevent ocean acidification from hurting corals, sea otters, salmon and whales, but it must act swiftly.

It's time for the Environmental Protection Agency to act to save our sea life! Protect our coastal ecosystems and communities from ocean acidification. If the EPA waits too long, the impacts on our oceans -- their coral reefs, fisheries and other marine life -- could be devastating.

The president and the EPA have the power to prevent the harmful impacts of ocean acidification. We urge the EPA to use its authority under the Clean Water Act to:

-- develop a national plan to address ocean acidification;
-- identify waters impaired by ocean acidification;
-- monitor our coastal ecosystems, coral reefs and fisheries for impacts.

We support swift and decisive action to curb CO2 pollution that is threatening to change the oceans as we know them -- teeming with rich, colorful life.
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Number Date Name Location
64802 Fri May 24 06:35:21 EDT 2013 Christine Cerqueda Paranaque, ot , PH
64801 Fri May 24 06:34:26 EDT 2013 siddharth vegan kolkota, ot , IN
64800 Fri May 24 06:33:54 EDT 2013 Anna Piecha zabrze, ot , PL
64799 Fri May 24 06:33:29 EDT 2013 EWA KUCZENSKA MIKOLOW, ot , PL
64798 Fri May 24 06:18:37 EDT 2013 elie khoury antelias, VA , LB
64797 Fri May 24 06:13:32 EDT 2013 janna piper portland , OR , US
64796 Fri May 24 05:11:46 EDT 2013 David Neal Miller Columbus, OH , US
64795 Fri May 24 05:09:29 EDT 2013 Anonymous Bologna, ot , IT
64794 Fri May 24 05:03:14 EDT 2013 Melanie Appleby Lancashire, FL , GB
64793 Fri May 24 04:54:05 EDT 2013 Mark Bastian Helston, ot , GB
64792 Fri May 24 04:47:37 EDT 2013 Ken Ward Gloversville, NY , US
64791 Fri May 24 02:45:52 EDT 2013 Stephanie Pulfer Niederwangen, ot , CH
64790 Fri May 24 02:08:21 EDT 2013 Christopher Evans Near Byton Hand, CA , GB
64789 Fri May 24 01:31:42 EDT 2013 marie grenu Breel, ot , FR
64788 Fri May 24 00:56:04 EDT 2013 Myrna Cohen San Jose, CA , US
64787 Fri May 24 00:39:49 EDT 2013 Joyce Sortland Grass Valley, CA , US
64786 Fri May 24 00:32:52 EDT 2013 Brenda Smith Talladega, AL , US
64785 Fri May 24 00:29:05 EDT 2013 Greg Grieman South Lake Tahoe, CA , US
64784 Fri May 24 00:27:47 EDT 2013 Melissa Anglin Verona, WI , US
64783 Fri May 24 00:27:16 EDT 2013 Judith King Vero Beach, FL , US
64782 Fri May 24 00:14:08 EDT 2013 Kelley Lehr Los Angeles, CA , US
64781 Fri May 24 00:13:55 EDT 2013 Kelley Lehr Los Angeles, CA , US
64780 Fri May 24 00:08:20 EDT 2013 katherine martushoff warrenton, OR , US
64779 Fri May 24 00:05:25 EDT 2013 Alexis Miller Santa Monica, CA , US
64778 Fri May 24 00:03:38 EDT 2013 Linda Kollmar Port Murray, NJ , US
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