Sylvia Earle: How to protect the oceans (TED Prize winner!)

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http://www.ted.com Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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  • This should be shown in schools.

  • STOP EATING SEAFOOD, I don't eat, thumbs up if you agree!

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  • who dislikes this presentation?!?

  • @vijishellboy only the kosher ones!

  • FINALLY, SOMEONE SAYS IT!!! YES, SHARE IT SCHOOLS ASAP!!!

  • woow i cried in the middle of her speech, man she has so much passion for suriving, and its lthat why i want to pretoct the ocean too, but not for humans, i coulnt care less about the humans, but for the animals, i want to do it for the animals

  • @OmarHaleemOne i love this post!

  • Excellent presentation..totally blows the mind away. We need to incorporate a global pledge to end all industrialized slaughter of life and get the entire worlds global food processor to be on board to phase out all meat and fish by the next 20 years and incorporate alternatives that will change our entire worlds lifestyle for ever. That means instead of a Food Pyramid we incorporate a Tree of Life for our future generations..

  • research Agenda 21.

  • @dmcdonaldak it is you fucker

  • sylvia comes to my pet shop...she signed her book for me! shes sooo smart!

  • @StephanieLisaTara Haiku - 5-7-5. whatever yours is, is 5-7-6

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