Heal the Oceans

In the 1770s, when Bostonians threw bales of tea into their harbor, we believed our oceans to be pristine and that they could cleanse themselves. Mistakenly industrialized-man held to that thought and poured his waste into the sea.

Our ignorance began a process, one followed worldwide today, of polluting our waterways…and devastating our oceans with chemicals, heavy metals, toxins, and high-nitrate waste from farming and community runoff. We are only now getting the full picture of what we have done, and we have yet to take effective action to slow, let alone reverse this tragedy.

The earth held less than 1-billion people in 1800, but by 1975 we were at 4,086,500,000, and at the turn of the century we reached Six billion with increasing waste and pollution affecting our oceans. We project over 9-Billion sharing this planet by 2050…how much pollution then?

We no longer have the luxury of time. Coral reef communities are dead and dissolving, aquatic species are dying… we must act now. National and global action needs to be taken to stop polluting our seas. Not just treaty… physical action to prevent pollution. States need to act locally, Nations must enforce within their boarders and the Community of Nations must come together to clean our oceans and return them to health.

Simply put, as a vacation play-land, Florida can not survive without clean oceans. As a State, we must take the lead to enact enforceable antipollution regulations, and we must push our Nation to lead the world in environmental wellness by eliminating the discharge of human and industrial waste into our oceans.

Each of us can make a difference. One man can surly stand against the tide…if his purpose is true. Demand action from your State and National representatives, focus local authorities on eliminating pollution, reach out to our children and teach them the importance of environmental protection and don’t sit quietly by. Demand change now…

Within our lifespan we will need to feed 3-Billion more. The seas hold the answer, but only if we have acted.