The Environment

 

 

 

Dr. Sylvia Earle is a well-known oceanographer and marine scientist who has spent most of her adult life studying oceans, sea life, and climate change; her Ted Talk – My Wish: Protect Our Oceans
Although this TedTalk took place in 2009 there sadly appears to have been little progress toward Dr. Earle’s wish to protect our oceans.
ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS
1. Click on the video provided (below), by Dr. Sylvia Earle.
2. After you have watched the video post your response. Provide some insight and demonstrate your knowledge of what Dr. Earle is sharing about environmental and aquatic degradation, and the ultimate consequence should we not take more action and responsibility for our contribution to the decline of marine organisms.
Also, you may want to view the talks by Capt. Charles Moore regarding our Plastic Ocean (it’s short), and The Wizards and The Prophets, by Charles Mann whose talk is very interesting and speaks to technology and conservation, and what the world of 2050 may be like.
3. What do you think should be done to lessen the impact of global environmental degradation?
4. Your response should be no fewer than 3 well-thought-out paragraphs.

 

 

 

 

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