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Curiously, those who claim to believe that the earth and all living things were created by God in fact appear to place greater value on human works and the judgment of mankind.

— Sylvia Earle Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans (1995)

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As it turns out, the future of the ocean, the creatures who live there, and our own future are inextricably linked.

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There's plenty of water in the universe without life, but nowhere is there life without water.

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This much is certain: We have the power to damage the sea, but no sure way to heal the harm.

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Astronomer Carl Sagan noted that even when it is viewed from so far away that it is a pale dot, Earth is discernibly blue.

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Highways crisscross the land, simultaneously forming pathways and barriers.

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