geekosystem

One of the factors threatening a number of ocean-dwelling creatures is the growing acidity of the world's saltwater. This specifically affects the coral reef systems and all the life that depends on them. It's for this reason that the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the United States government to protect eight species of fish that depend on coral. This list includes the orange clownfish, the star of Disney's Finding Nemo.

The Center for Biological Diversity exists to educate the public about the dangers -- including human overpopulation -- that are threatening endangered species the world over. The Center's latest effort, though, is encouraging people to keep the Earth's lamentably overcrowded state in mind the next time they, um, help make the problem worse. (By getting it on!)