# Are there ocean acidification deniers?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ocean-acidification-deniers/520208 "2009-12-06T16:56:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ocean-acidification-deniers/520208/1 "2009-12-06T16:56:59Z")

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Are there? Or are there those who make credible arguments that it’s not manmade?

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**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-ocean-acidification-deniers/520208/2 "2009-12-06T20:35:54Z")

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Try Googling this

ocean acidification site:www.climateaudit.org

The main arguments seem to be that the pH measurements are unreliable and even if acidification is occuring, the effects are unknown, and may even be beneficial.