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Sea Sick. Alanna Mitchell

Alanna Mitchell, author and former science journalist for the Globe and Mail, speaks with Danny Leskiw about the state of the oceans about her book, Sea Sick. She describes issues contributing to the general decline of life in earth’s oceans. Most significant among these, she explains, is ocean acidification, a change in the very chemistry of earth’s water as a result of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration.

You can see the complete episode here: TGM #142: Water in peril (June 19, 2009)