Protect Corals, Fish and Sea Turtles From Ocean Acidification

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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1-25 of 67855 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Location
67855	Thu Jun 20 04:04:35 EDT 2013	Milana Valetina	London, ot , GB
67854	Thu Jun 20 03:23:55 EDT 2013	Michelle Palladine	palm Springs, CA , US
67853	Thu Jun 20 00:32:28 EDT 2013	Thomas Leonard	Wilmington, NC , US
67852	Thu Jun 20 00:21:05 EDT 2013	Anonymous	Camarillo, CA ,
67851	Wed Jun 19 23:58:07 EDT 2013	Lauren Wylde	Hackensack, NJ , US
67850	Wed Jun 19 22:48:37 EDT 2013	Rebecca Leuck	Bismarck, ND , US
67849	Wed Jun 19 22:15:46 EDT 2013	Karen Slote	north tonawanda, NY , US
67848	Wed Jun 19 22:03:18 EDT 2013	robert mason	thaxton, VA , US
67847	Wed Jun 19 20:31:51 EDT 2013	Iris Smith	Cedar Springs, MI , US
67846	Wed Jun 19 20:31:25 EDT 2013	Iris Smith	Cedar Springs, MI , US
67845	Wed Jun 19 19:49:06 EDT 2013	Eric Evinczik	Buffalo, NY , US
67844	Wed Jun 19 19:30:46 EDT 2013	William C. Briggs, Jr.	Hermosa Beach, CA , US
67843	Wed Jun 19 17:58:42 EDT 2013	Mary Savoia	San Diego, CA , US
67842	Wed Jun 19 17:35:50 EDT 2013	marjorie angelo	flagler beach, FL , US
67841	Wed Jun 19 16:40:05 EDT 2013	Jenna Matheny	New Orleans, LA , US
67840	Wed Jun 19 16:39:58 EDT 2013	Jenna Matheny	New Orleans, LA , US
67839	Wed Jun 19 16:39:53 EDT 2013	Jenna Matheny	New Orleans, LA , US
67838	Wed Jun 19 16:08:18 EDT 2013	Gene Ulmer	Salt Lake City, UT , US
67837	Wed Jun 19 15:54:02 EDT 2013	Lauri DesMarais	Innsbrook, MO , US
67836	Wed Jun 19 15:50:27 EDT 2013	Leonard Rappe	Roslyn, NY , US
67835	Wed Jun 19 15:30:42 EDT 2013	Henry Schwartzman	Corning, NY , US
67834	Wed Jun 19 15:02:20 EDT 2013	Michael Riser	Fort Worth, TX , US
67833	Wed Jun 19 14:54:32 EDT 2013	Rusty Simpson	Baltimore, MD , US
67832	Wed Jun 19 14:05:06 EDT 2013	Dave Taylor	Lafayette, IN , US
67831	Wed Jun 19 13:58:57 EDT 2013	Anonymous	downey, CA , US

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