This is a relatively new issue associated with fossil fuel consumption that some of you may not be aware of: ocean acidification.
Basically, anthropogenic release of CO2 is absorbed by the world’s oceans. This eventually lowers the pH of ocean waters with potentially disastrous consequences for species that must form and maintain calcium carbonate skeletons or shells. Corals, shell fish, sea urchins and star fish will not grow as fast or survive as long.
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Natural Resource Econ, 21 November 2008. Article.
