9 Ways You Depend on a Healthy Ocean [Video]

7. The ocean’s winds can provide renewable energy.

As the world transitions away from the fossil fuels that drive climate change, the sources of energy in your own life will increasingly come from renewable sources like solar and wind. The ocean’s steady, reliable winds can play a big part in that mix of renewable energy.

When properly sited (that part is crucial), offshore wind energy has huge potential. Right now, there are only a handful of offshore wind turbines in U.S. waters. But by 2035, by some estimates there could be as many as 2,000 off the Atlantic coast. Together, they could generate enough renewable energy to power 10 million homes.

Scientists from TNC and other ocean experts are even looking into ways that new offshore wind turbines could create valuable habitat for fish and other marine life.

8. The ocean provides jobs and powers our economies.

No matter where you work, what you eat or what you buy, the ocean has played …