[Coral-List] better link to Veron presentation on threat to reefs

[Douglas Fenner]

Some people may have had difficulty accessing Charlie Veron's presentation 
to the Royal Society on the huge threat to the world's reefs CO2 emissions 
present.  I've been given a URL for a connection said to work much better.. 
Try:

https://www.zsl.org/science/news/join-our-campaign-to-save-the-worlds-coral,1209,AR.html

There is also a petition to sign to join their campaign to save reefs.  The 
petition is on the home page given above, you don't have to view the 
presentation to see and sign it.

Doug Fenner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Billy Causey" <Billy.Causey at noaa.gov>
To: "J. (Charlie) Veron" <j.veron at coralreefresearch.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: The Coral Reef Crisis


> Charlie ....
> Thank you for distributing this excellent presentation. Words don't do 
> justice to the fantastic job you did in this presentation. And ... I will 
> take up your call to be a part of the movement to make the world aware of 
> what is in store for coral reefs .... particularly, if we as citizens of 
> the planet do open our eyes and do something. You are an incredible 
> spokesperson for this movement .... and are to be congratulated for this 
> incredible presentation. Cheers, Billy Causey
>
> J. (Charlie) Veron wrote:
>>
>> Dear colleague,
>>
>> If you have a care for the future of coral reefs in the face of climate 
>> change, I implore you to take an hour to watch a presentation I gave at 
>> the Royal Society. Please then become a part of the movement to make the 
>> world aware of what looms ahead for reefs by asking as many people as 
>> possible to watch this video and pass its message on: it is critical to 
>> reach people in all walks of life. You _can_ do your bit and it _will_ 
>> make a difference.
>>
>> The video can be watched at: http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=3093 
>> (select “Is the Great Barrier Reef on Death Row?”).
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> J.E.N. ('Charlie') Veron
>>
>> Former Chief Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
>>
>> Adjunct Professor, James Cook University (JCU)
>>
>> Adjunct Professor, Queensland University (UQ)
>>
>> www.coralreefresearch.org <http://www.coralreefresearch.org/>
>>
>
> -- 
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