Someone emailed me this petition to stop a new Navy technology (EIS). The petition organizers claim it will deafen hundreds or thousands of whales and dolphins. I confess due to laziness I signed it without investigating further. So I do not know who is sponsoring the petition or if their projections of deafness and deaths are accurate or not. But I thought it was worth at least posting. Here is the cut and paste from the petition site.
Subject: Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Hi,
The Navy is required to include comments on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) re: the use of high frequency underwater sound for testing in Hawaii, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico. According to their estimates it will deafen more than 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next 5 years. Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. Your signature and comment will have to be included in the EIS and could stop this Naval program, potentially saving the lives of these ocean creatures. The comments must be in by July 10, 2012.
That's why I signed a petition to U.S. Navy EIS Comments.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
SignOn.org - Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Thanks!
Subject: Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Hi,
The Navy is required to include comments on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) re: the use of high frequency underwater sound for testing in Hawaii, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico. According to their estimates it will deafen more than 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next 5 years. Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. Your signature and comment will have to be included in the EIS and could stop this Naval program, potentially saving the lives of these ocean creatures. The comments must be in by July 10, 2012.
That's why I signed a petition to U.S. Navy EIS Comments.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
SignOn.org - Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Thanks!