How Can We Save the Great Barrier Reef?

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In Baltimore there's Mr. Trash Wheel and then there's Professor Trash Wheel. Hawaii just banned these sunscreens with chemicals that are harmful to corals. They also screw up your hormones. So it's worth it to do a little more reading on chemicals like oxybenes which can lower testosterone in adolescent boys. It can leach into mothers breast milk and cause endocrine disruption among humans.

Are plastic straws really that bad? What's the oldest message in a bottle? Any scuba vs. snorkel strategies? Does sunscreen kill coral? Can we reverse ocean warming in our lifetime? In a conversation with ocean and policy expert Dr. Ayana Johnson, Alie struggles with finding a balance between the wonders and the bummers. For the first 15-20 minutes, learn weird ocean trivia, why we love the sea, and facts about the ocean's depths and beauty. Then, we get to the sad stuff: ocean health, climate change, acidification, pollution, policy and what we can all do.

If you've been feeling helpless, this episode gives you all the tools you need to understand and help our friend, the World Ocean.

Also: some great information about whale pee.

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