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Photosynthetic Organisms In The Sea Yield Most Of The Oxygen In The Atmosphere, Take Up And Store Vast Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide, Shape Planetary Chemistry, And Hold The Planet Steady.

The Exxon Valdez Spill Triggered A Swift And Strong Response That Changed Policies About Shipping, About Double-hulled Construction. A Number Of Laws Came Into Place.

Since The Middle Of The 20th Century, More Has Been Learnt About The Ocean Than During All Preceding Human History; At The Same Time, More Has Been Lost.

We're Still Under The Weight Of This Impression That The Ocean Is Too Big To Fail, That The Planet Is Too Big To Fail.

There Is Not A Well-funded Campaign Among Scientists To Say, "look, Here's The Evidence. You Can Read It Yourself. Here Are The Facts. We're Not Making This Up."