[Coral-List] Alert Diver Article on proposed coral listing
Jay Burkos
jayburkos at gmail.com
Sat May 11 12:33:21 EDT 2013
Acidification = carbonic acid.
Car exhaust. Not global warming.
As a propagator of endangered corals, I know that temperature has
little effect - most corals can take a 10 degree swing. But pH....a
different matter.
Stop making Gore rich on global warming fantasies. Start developing
ways to buffer the acid in exhaust.
Better emissions controls are a solution that is achievable.
J
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On May 11, 2013, at 12:24, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Alex,
>
>
> Industry leaders get buoyed up by opinions like this one that appeared just
> a few days ago in The Wall Street Journal.
>
> It provides cover and allows the deception to continue unabated under the
> guise of unsettled science.
> [1]http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323528404578452483656067190
> .html#articleTabs%3Darticle
>
>
> Meanwhile they can promote business as usual without having to take the risk
> of upsetting that part of the diving public that has been
> convinced that elevated CO2 levels are in fact beneficial and unrelated to
> rising temperatures and ocean acidification.
>
>
> As for statements like the one that came out of the last International Coral
> Reef Symposium . . . what does that have to do with the diving industry?
>
>
> And besides, new divers don't have a baseline with which to measure current
> coral reef conditions.
>
>
> I bet we can keep them coming for years to come.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Brylske
> Sent: May 10, 2013 6:24 PM
> To: Steve Mussman
> Cc: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" , "Mark.Eakin at noaa.gov"
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Alert Diver Article on proposed coral listing
> Steve:
>
> As you well know, lack of leadership is exactly why the diving industry has
> lagged so far behind in responding to the climate change issue. It also
> doesn't help that many of its "leaders" still don't even believe it's
> happening!
>
> Alex
>
> Alex. F. Brylske, Ph.D.
> Professor, Marine Science & Technology
> Florida Keys Community College
> 5901 College Rd.
> Building C, Room 216
> Key West, FL 33040
> office: 305-809-3148
> cell: 954-701-1966
> [2]alex.brylske at fkcc.edu
> [3]brylske at me.com
> On May 10, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Steve Mussman <[4]sealab at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Kudos go out to Mark and Chelsea for their collaborative effort in
> bringing
> this important issue to the attention of divers around the world. Who
> knows,
> maybe it will signal the beginning of a new era that will take hold
> throughout the scuba diving industry.
> My fear is that even with the recent revelations from Mauna Loa industry
> leaders will continue to ignore clear indications that rising
> atmospheric
> and oceanic CO2 levels will be a deadly combination for the world's
> coral
> reefs. IMO up to now they have been paralyzed by fear that an
> assertive
> acknowledgment and recognition of the issue along with support for a
> proactive plan to help mitigate the impacts of a changing climate on
> coral
> reefs will not play well with the polarized political beliefs of the
> greater
> diving community. This along with concerns that suitable mitigation
> strategies could have an adverse effect on their bottom line has fueled
> indifference.
> I don't believe these fears are justified, but just like on the national
> and
> international levels it will take courageous leadership to set the
> proper
> course..
> Regards,
> Steve Mussman
> Sea Lab Diving
> [5]www.sea-lab.com
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Mark Eakin
> Sent: May 10, 2013 9:56 AM
> To: Coral Listserver
> Subject: [Coral-List] Alert Diver Article on proposed coral listing
> For those who have not seen it yet, the Spring issue of Alert Diver, the
>
> magazine of the Divers Alert Network, includes an article entitled
> "Greater
> Protection for Reef Corals" by C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D., and Chelsey N.
> Young.
> Alert Diver invited NOAA to contribute this article as part of their
> "Water
> Planet" column.. The article focuses on major threats to coral species
> and
> NOAA's proposed listing of 66 species of corals under the Endangered
> Species
> Act. You can read it online at [6]http://www.alertdiver.com/Protection
> or on
> page 106 of the print edition.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>
> ---------------------
>
> C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D.
> Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
> Center for Satellite Applications and Research
> Satellite Oceanography & Climate Division
> e-mail: [7]mark.eakin at noaa.gov
> url: [8]coralreefwatch.noaa.gov
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> "A world without coral reefs is unimaginable."
> Dr. Jane Lubchenco, March 25 2010
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> References
>
> 1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323528404578452483656067190.html#articleTabs%3Darticle
> 2. mailto:alex.brylske at fkcc.edu
> 3. mailto:brylske at me.com
> 4. mailto:sealab at earthlink.net
> 5. http://www.sea-lab.com/
> 6. http://www.alertdiver.com/Protection
> 7. mailto:mark.eakin at noaa.gov
> 8. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/
> 9. mailto:Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> 10. http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
> 11. mailto:Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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