[Rantman] Radio show today says it so well... ocean acidification and global warming. Link to MP3

[rPauli]

It is an hour long, but it is VERY current -  if you know the science 
already, then the last 10 mins are especially good.    But all of it is 
important.

KUOW has stepped up to the issue.

http://www.kuow.org/mp3high/m3u/WeekdayB/WeekdayB20111108.m3u

Weekday <http://kuow.org/program.php?current=WK2>


  Ocean Acidification

Steve Scher <http://kuow.org/search.php?get=1&slHostSearch=22>
11/08/2011 at 10:00 a.m.

We all know about carbon dioxide's effect on the atmosphere, but some 
scientists view CO2's effect on the oceans as an even bigger 
environmental threat than climate change. Dissolved CO2 leads to ocean 
acidification --- and the Pacific Northwest is at particular risk. 
Upwellings along our coast are bringing acidified waters toward the 
shores at an alarming rate. We find out the latest about the rate of 
ocean acidification, how it could affect marine life in Puget Sound and 
around the world, and what, if anything, we can do to turn the tide.


    RELATED EVENT

Richard Feely and Brian Baird will be speaking this evening at Town Hall 
in Seattle. The Sustainable Path Seminar, "Dissolving Before Our Eyes: 
The Acidification Of Our Oceans, And Why It Matters To All of Us," 
begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Feely and Baird will also speak as 
part of the Ocean Acidification Symposium at the Center for Urban 
Horticulture in Seattle tomorrow, which is open to the public.


    GUEST(S)

*Richard Feely*is a senior scientist at the NOAA Pacific Marine 
Environmental Laboratory in Seattle. He's also a professor in the 
University of Washington School of Oceanography. His research focuses on 
carbon cycling in the oceans and ocean acidification processes. Last 
year, he was awarded the Heinz Award for his research on the changing 
ocean chemistry and its impact on marine ecosystems.

*Brian Baird*served for 12 years in the United States House of 
Representatives, where he focused on science and technology, energy, and 
health care. He authored the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and 
Monitoring Act of 2009.


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