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 64911 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Location
64911	Sun May 26 02:59:28 EDT 2013	Constance Franklin	Los Angeles, CA , US
64910	Sun May 26 00:41:13 EDT 2013	Kim Pratt	New York, NY , US
64909	Sat May 25 23:32:54 EDT 2013	Holly Chisholm	Oxford, MI , US
64908	Sat May 25 21:44:07 EDT 2013	Christine Cerqueda	Paranaque, ot , PH
64907	Sat May 25 21:05:57 EDT 2013	Tay Ali	Hudson, NY , US
64906	Sat May 25 20:28:42 EDT 2013	larry beltran	malden, MA , US
64905	Sat May 25 20:11:49 EDT 2013	d. rowe	santa monica, CA , US
64904	Sat May 25 19:59:22 EDT 2013	Tara Jankovic	Melbourne, FL , US
64903	Sat May 25 19:44:41 EDT 2013	Carol Waskovich	Milwaukee, WI , US
64902	Sat May 25 19:24:10 EDT 2013	Catherine Livingston	Austin, TX , US
64901	Sat May 25 19:18:10 EDT 2013	gianquinto synthia	la louviere, ot , BE
64900	Sat May 25 18:33:21 EDT 2013	L'ANGE ALF	ANDENNE, ot , BE
64899	Sat May 25 17:13:17 EDT 2013	Anonymous	slough, ot , GB
64898	Sat May 25 16:51:43 EDT 2013	sonia gatt	malta, ot , MT
64897	Sat May 25 16:20:15 EDT 2013	Robin Steudle	Dana Point, CA , US
64896	Sat May 25 14:11:46 EDT 2013	Anonymous	Örebro, FL , SE
64895	Sat May 25 14:01:04 EDT 2013	Alexandr Yantselovskiy	Vyshneve, ot , UA
64894	Sat May 25 13:08:35 EDT 2013	Elizabeth Barnett	Northfield, NH , US
64893	Sat May 25 12:49:47 EDT 2013	Elsa Elwine	Esher, ot , GB
64892	Sat May 25 12:05:50 EDT 2013	Julie Gandulla	Bozeman , MT , US
64891	Sat May 25 12:04:39 EDT 2013	sarah nagy	austin, TX , US
64890	Sat May 25 11:36:55 EDT 2013	laly noyer	montpellier, ot , FR
64889	Sat May 25 11:28:53 EDT 2013	Débora Silva	Itaquaquecetuba, NE , BR
64888	Sat May 25 10:15:39 EDT 2013	Romy Goltz	Manor, CA , US
64887	Sat May 25 08:30:30 EDT 2013	Chiara Testi	S. Gemignano di Moriano, ot , IT

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