The Urgency Derives From The Nearness Of

Money Has Too Big An Influence On Our Politics In Washington And Somehow We Need To Do Something About That.

Policy Decisions On Climate Change Are Being Deliberated Every Day By Those Without Full Knowledge Of The Science, And Often With Intentional Misinformation Spawned By Special Interests.

We Cannot Afford To Put Off Change Any Longer. We Have To Get On A New Path Within This New Administration. We Have Only Four Years Left For Obama To Set An Example To The Rest Of The World. America Must Take The Lead.

What We Are Doing To The Future Of Our Children, And The Other Species On The Planet, Is A Clear Moral Issue.

Coral Reefs, The Rain Forest Of The Ocean, Are Home For One-third Of The Species Of The Sea. Coral Reefs Are Under Stress For Several Reasons, Including Warming Of The Ocean, But Especially Because Of Ocean Acidification, A Direct Effect Of Added Carbon Dioxide. Ocean Life Dependent On Carbonate Shells And Skeletons Is Threatened By Dissolution As The Ocean Becomes More Acid.