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♪ Clip from 'Cities in the Sea'
www.thevenusproject.com

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The Venus Project presents

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'Cities in the Sea'  ♪

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We often speak of
underdeveloped land areas

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but rarely of the greatest undeveloped
natural resource on the planet:

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the world's oceans.

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Although humans used the oceans of
the world for thousands of years

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as a source of food and transportation,

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we are only now beginning to
recognize the enormous potential

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and diversity of this
relatively untapped resource.

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The oceans offer an almost
limitless environment for food,

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energy production, minerals,

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pharmaceuticals, and much more.

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If intelligently managed,

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the oceans will easily supply
more than enough resources

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to feed the world's hungry.

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To fully utilize this bountiful
wellspring of resource,

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the future may embrace the
development of large marine structures

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designed to explore the
relatively untapped riches

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of the world's oceans.

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Ultimately, the development
of these ocean communities

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will greatly relieve the
land-based population pressures

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and be designed to support and sustain

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the environment of the land and sea.

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The population of such cities

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can vary from several
hundred to many thousands,

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and be located throughout the world.

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These would all be managed and
operated by automated systems

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and be part of the international
communications networking system.

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Many of these cities can serve as
universities and research centers

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where students from all
nations of the world

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would study marine
sciences and management.

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They will also serve as monitoring
stations of ocean currents,

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weather patterns, marine ecology,

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pollution control and management,
and geology.

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In addition, robotic submersibles

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will be used in deep ocean exploration.

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The oceans are, after all,
essential to our survival

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and a critical part of the
earth's carrying capacity.