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Gov. Gregoire’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification released its recommendations on Nov. 27, 2012.
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Short film about oyster farmers in Washington's Willapa Bay. (4:36 min)
CO2 absorbed by the ocean is changing the chemistry of the seawater, a process called ocean acidification. This change in the ocean’s chemistry will have profound effects on life in the ocean, and those who depend on it. (Format: png, Source: NOAA)
Time series showing changes in seawater composition due to ocean acidification. (Format: mov, Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Dec. 5: Acidifying Waters Corrode Northwest Shellfish (PBS NewsHour video / YouTube) Dec. 2: Marine Life on a Warming Planet (New York Times editorial) Dec. 2: State should lead in fighting climate change (The Olympian editorial) Nov. 30: Oceans Threatened: Rising acid levels are addressed in panel's new recommendations (The Columbian) Nov. 30: Orcas Island senator eyes a carbon tax to protect NW shellfish (Crosscut) Nov. 28: Ocean acidification is killing sea life, and we are the culprits (LA Times opinion & cartoon) Nov. 28: Ocean Acidification: It’s Time to Act (National Geographic News) Nov. 28: CO2 dangerously acidifying world's oceans (Aljazeera) Nov. 27: Gregoire orders action on ocean acidification (KING-TV news video clip) Nov. 27: Wash. panel presses for action on ocean acidity (Associated Press) Nov. 27: Gregoire pushes for ocean acidification action (Sightline) Nov. 27: State panel calls for stronger action to combat ocean acidification (Seattle Times) Nov. 27: Acidifying Water Takes Toll On Northwest Shellfish (Oregon Public Radio, EarthFix) Nov. 27: Acidity in oceans: Bad trip for Washington’s economy (Seattle P-I.com blog) Nov. 27: Washington is first state to tackle ocean acidification (LA Times) Nov. 27: US state declares war on acid waters (Nature Magazine) Nov. 27: Washington state confronts ocean acidification (Washington Post) Nov. 27: Washington state targets pollutants that lead to ocean acidification (Science Magazine) Nov 25: Sea changes harming ocean now could someday undermine marine food chain (Seattle Times)
Dec. 5: Acidifying Waters Corrode Northwest Shellfish (PBS NewsHour video / YouTube)
Dec. 2: Marine Life on a Warming Planet (New York Times editorial)
Dec. 2: State should lead in fighting climate change (The Olympian editorial)
Nov. 30: Oceans Threatened: Rising acid levels are addressed in panel's new recommendations (The Columbian)
Nov. 30: Orcas Island senator eyes a carbon tax to protect NW shellfish (Crosscut)
Nov. 28: Ocean acidification is killing sea life, and we are the culprits (LA Times opinion & cartoon)
Nov. 28: Ocean Acidification: It’s Time to Act (National Geographic News)
Nov. 28: CO2 dangerously acidifying world's oceans (Aljazeera)
Nov. 27: Gregoire orders action on ocean acidification (KING-TV news video clip)
Nov. 27: Wash. panel presses for action on ocean acidity (Associated Press)
Nov. 27: Gregoire pushes for ocean acidification action (Sightline)
Nov. 27: State panel calls for stronger action to combat ocean acidification (Seattle Times)
Nov. 27: Acidifying Water Takes Toll On Northwest Shellfish (Oregon Public Radio, EarthFix)
Nov. 27: Acidity in oceans: Bad trip for Washington’s economy (Seattle P-I.com blog)
Nov. 27: Washington is first state to tackle ocean acidification (LA Times)
Nov. 27: US state declares war on acid waters (Nature Magazine)
Nov. 27: Washington state confronts ocean acidification (Washington Post)
Nov. 27: Washington state targets pollutants that lead to ocean acidification (Science Magazine)
Nov 25: Sea changes harming ocean now could someday undermine marine food chain (Seattle Times)
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