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    5 Facts The Ocean Wants You To Remember

    In case you have not been listening, Nature Is Speaking and The Ocean, in particular, is kind of angry. Why? Everyone on Earth needs a healthy ocean. Even if you live thousands of miles from a coast, the ocean affects you every day. You can thank the ocean for every other breath you take, for food, medicine and protection against storms. But humans aren’t showing our thanks. Instead, we’re taking more than we need, and now overfishing, pollution and warming waters threaten the ocean’s health. Here are five things everybody should remember about the ocean.

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    Nature Is Speaking. Are You Listening?

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    Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Penélope Cruz, and Robert Redford all join forces to give nature a voice. Watch the films and take action at natureisspeaking.org.