[Coral-List] Two news stories about coral reefs

[Douglas Ryan]

If the only people allowed to visit reefs were people close enough to them
to hike or bike, reef communities would lose enormous income needed to
sustain the communities without raping the reefs.  And whatever you may
think of scuba divers and the reef tourism professionals, they are some of
the most passionate defenders of coral reefs and excellent ambassadors for
the importance of reef conservation.

On Thursday, August 18, 2016, ROSS POOLEY <pooleyross at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Number 1 should be, stop flying in commercial jets from all over the
> world,  emitting tonnes of co2 to see the reef.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Mi phone
> On Douglas Fenner <douglasfennertassi at gmail.com <javascript:;>>, 18 Aug
> 2016 19:24 wrote:
>
> Five things we can do right now to save the Great Barrier Reef
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/
> 2016/jun/13/five-things-we-can-do-right-now-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef
>
> The coral die-off crisis is a climate crime, and Exxon fired the gun.
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/17/the-
> coral-die-off-crisis-is-a-climate-and-exxon-fired-the-gun?CMP=share_btn_tw
>
>
> Cheers,  Doug
>
>
> --
> Douglas Fenner
> Contractor for NOAA NMFS, and consultant
> "have regulator, will travel"
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>
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>
> Join the International Society for Reef Studies.  Membership includes a
> subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, and there are discounts for pdf
> subscriptions and developing countries.  Coral Reefs is the only journal
> that is ALL coral reef articles, and it has amazingly LOW prices compared
> to other journals.  Check it out!  www.fit.edu/isrs/<http://www.
> fit.edu/isrs/>
>
> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim Beever.
>   "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts."-
> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
>
> Earth's hot streak continues with warmest May since at least 1880.
>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-just-phoning-now-may-193634823.html
>
> The political hurdles facing a carbon tax- and how to overcome them.
>
> http://www.vox.com/2016/4/26/11470804/carbon-tax-political-constraints
>
> Solar can power more than 100 times America's current electricity needs, a
> new report finds
>
> http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/
> solar-can-power-more-than-100-times-americas-current-
> electricity-needs-new-report-finds
>
> website:  http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
>
> blog: http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
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*Douglas Ryan, BA, MA*

*Science, Engineering, Environmental and Underwater Education and Research*

* For the Future, For the Ocean, For the People, For the Planet*