Acidic stagnate oceans from CO2 are the number-one threat to our continuing existence.  Nothing is more important than the link between ocean health and past mass extinctions.

There is no greater threat to our national security.

And perhaps we can stop using sonar to spy on subs from a bygone era.

There is no greater threat to our national security.

Perhaps, but still, that doesn't fall under the administration of the CIA, and most likely never will.

And perhaps we can stop using sonar to spy on subs from a bygone era.

Unfortunately, that fall under under the Navy's and Naval Intelligence's Jurisdiction, not the CIA's.

Small clarification: Leon Panetta is a member of the board of trustees at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Our Executive Director is Julie Packard. -- Ken Peterson, Monterey Bay Aquarium