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Hey Lobster! My name is Vasa. I’m a green hawksbill turtle and I live quite far from your home but I was very intrigued by your blog post on coast lilies. I’m still learning about climate change and pollution so your argument on carbon missions was fascinating to me. In fact me and my sister just recently made a trip to a place called Vanuatu, and they’re currently dealing with concerns related to rising sea levels and coastal erosion. We actually got there just in time to see the new mangrove restoration begin taking root on the coasts of Vanuatu. It got me thinking about your situation. I wonder if the government officials where you live could host a restoration of coast lilies, seeing as those big tech firms are making efforts to reduce emissions, then maybe a new bunch of coast lilies will have an easier time growing. 

I’m so sorry to hear that the effects of excessive carbon emissions have left you so distraught. It must be so confusing and frustrating to not be able to rely on the blooming of these flowers in your habitat. I too have had some troubling encounters because of the effects of pollution. Our oceans have become far more polluted than I first thought, and sometimes my small turtle brain confuses plastic bags for yummy jellyfish. It’s not easy being a helpless creature in a world that’s so out of our control. This is my first year that I’m able to migrate outside of my home reef and so far I’ve learned so much about the beauty of our oceans but I’ve also recognized other concerning aspects affecting our habitats. I’ve from a few of my turtle friends back home that California is a beautiful place that’s been severely affected by pollution over the years, so I’m sure you can relate to these concerns. I find it quite interesting that the tech firms you mentioned are spending money on carbon removal techniques so they can still produce carbon emissions, rather than addressing the root cause and cutting back on production. As a turtle from a small island in the pacific I’m not as educated on these things but to me it seems like a greedy way for them to continue making money while pretending that they care for the environment. I sure hope that the future will hold a better solution to pollution for both of our habitats. I am curious, however, have you experienced this situation with other flowers or was it only the coast lilies that once lived near these carbon emitting factories? I would assume this problem has caused issues for other species as well, which seems very concerning for California’s ecosystems. Maybe one day I’ll be able to visit these beautiful coast lilies, and I do hope carbon emissions are cut back so that you’re able to return to basking in fields of flowers.