| 08 June 2010

Dr. Sylvia Earle displays samples to aquanaut inside TEKTITE; Photo via wikipedia Guest post by Sylvia Earle Since I began exploring the ocean as a marine scientist fifty years ago, more has been learned about the ocean than during all preceding history. At the same time, more has been lost. Two weeks ago, when I testified before Congress on the ecological impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I did so with perspective gained while sloshing around oiled beaches and marshes among dead and dying animals, diving under sheets of oily water and for years - a... Read the full story on TreeHugger