“Come, my beloved water!”

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These were the words of my son, then three or four years old, when he first saw the Atlantic Ocean. He ran into the surf where the edge of the advancing water lapped his toes, threw his little arms out wide and uttered this cry, much to my delight and amazement. “Come, my beloved water!” [...]

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Beauty and Tragedy in the Ocean Depths

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Yesterday was World Oceans Day. Right when environmentalists are struggling for a handhold, and making progress in some areas, the Deepwater Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening the lives of millions of ocean creatures, the livelihood of thousands of fisherman and Gulf Coast tourism enterprises, and thousands of square miles of fragile [...]

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