although the climate and oceans are inexorably intertwined, the critical role oceans play in climate change is seldom addressed

Oceans Report Card Gives U.S. Government an F for Funding

WASHINGTON, DC, January 30, 2007 (ENS) - The failure of Congress and the President to commit sufficient funding to oceans protection in 2006 earned the federal government a grade of F on the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative's U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card, issued today.


Admiral James D. Watkins, co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, told reporters on a conference call today that the oceans are in deep trouble, in part due to the effects of climate change.

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