The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One

Gah. So important. Beyond important. Depressing. I spent much of the book internally screaming, basically like that one moment for David after the dentist.

Also makes you realize how it's not just humans, it's post-industrial, consumerist humans that are the problem. Seven billion of them. Our lifestyle just isn't sustainable. Agh. Aaaaaaaaaagh.

The book's about ocean conservationism. Sylvia Earle, who I didn't know before, is, apparently, super awesome. And so inspiring! Read her wiki. I wonder how many dives she's logged? Oh wow. And her writing is fun, witty; her knowledge like a vast ocean (ho ho ha ha). Loved hearing about the deep sea stuff. Just amazing. Who needs sci-fi when you've got the ocean?!

Should be required reading. Beautiful and horrible at the same time.