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How Do You Spell SOS? With BoatsPosted on Sep 6, 2009
Fishermen and activists joined forces—and boats—on Sunday to draw attention to the rising acidity of the oceans. More than 100 vessels took part in the demonstration near Homer, Alaska, said the Alaska Marine Conservation Council. —PS Photos by Lou Dematteis / Spectral Q / Handout by way of Human Voices Now. Advertisement Previous item: 'Left, Right & Center': Jobless Labor Day, Afghan Plans, Obamacare Next item: White House Releases Obama's School Speech Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment
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By Fat Freddy, September 7 at 11:19 am #
An even bigger concern, than what was mentioned in the AP article, is the effect acidification will have on coral reefs. A few crabs and assorted shellfish are one thing, but it the reefs go… well, don’t want to be an alarmist but, if something happens to the very bottom of the food chain, everything above will suffer.
Report thisBy Ouroborus, September 7 at 8:16 am #
Very cool! Good on ‘em.
Report thisBy Buckster, September 7 at 3:06 am #
That’s some show of public awareness.
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