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Human Noise Drowns Out Song of Whales


Animals  (tags: worlds oceans, marine wildlife, whales, noise pollution, endangered, extinction, habitat, environment, humans, suffering, protection )

Jacquelin
- 340 days ago - boston.com
ROME--The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday. That sound pollution -- everything fr
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Rose B. (208)
Wednesday December 3, 2008, 2:05 pm
F******g humans distroying everything...makes me sick
 

Barbarocat Kay (613)
Wednesday December 3, 2008, 4:27 pm
God I hate this!! I can't stand it!! Please Dear God bring this atrocity to an end for our precious dolphins and whales!! In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
 

Past Member (0)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 5:52 am
Rose.....I agree.

I can't say it enough,
there are 6.3 billion of
us, how many whales are left
in the oceans/seas compared to that???????????

Plant trees for life.......Hopilegends.com/.......
 

BMutiny ThemIDefy (406)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 2:47 pm
.....governments seem ready to take action, said Nick Nutall, a spokesman for the U.N. Environment Program, which administers the convention being discussed in Rome. The conference is discussing a resolution that would oblige countries to reduce sound pollution, he said.

Measures suggested include rerouting shipping and installing quieter engines as well as cutting speed and banning tests and sonar use in areas known to be inhabited by the endangered animals.
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We have to DEFINITELY PUT THE PRESSURE ON.
A new Adminstration in the United States MUST BE PRESSURED TO SHOW THAT THE WILL OF ALL THE PEOPLE, SUPERCEDES THE DEMANDS OF THE MILITARY. The way our Military is operating, there won't BE anything left to "protect"!
We have been making our voices heard. It's only a beginning. THIS IS THE TIME; WE CAN BRING ABOUT THE CHANGES WE WANT. As long as we ALL, ACT. In no uncertain terms! with no compromises! Both nationally, and Internationally.
 

BMutiny ThemIDefy (406)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 2:50 pm
AVAAZ PETITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE -- PLEASE SIGN!


http://www.avaaz.org/en/europe_climate_crunch_time/?cl=153354631&v=2501

Europe: Lead or Sink
A bold EU climate package is critical to the global climate negotiations. Europe must honour their promise to increase binding, carbon-cutting commitments to at least 30% by 2020 if a global deal is reached; and provide leadership in the United Nations talks to deliver a powerful new global agreement.

Crucial European leadership on climate change is in jeopardy -- putting the current global negotiations to avert the climate crisis at serious risk.

To salvage the negotiations taking place in Poland and Belgium, we need an immediate outcry targeting three critical countries: Italy, Germany, and Poland. If these countries don't change course by Dec 12, Europe will fail to reach a unified position, which may well unravel the entire global process for good.

Avaaz team members are meeting with European negotiators now in Poland and Brussels. Add your name to the global petition, and Avaaz will deliver it to the heart of the climate talks.
 

BMutiny ThemIDefy (406)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 2:54 pm
CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS CETACEAN SOUND POLLUTION
"An indirect source of noise pollution may also be coming from climate change, which is altering the chemistry of the oceans and making sound travel farther through sea water, the experts said."

 

Past Member (0)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 3:11 pm
A farmer routinely
slept all night peacefully,
even though at exactly
3.07 everymorning
a train passed and
blew its whistle very
loud and long.
Then one night
for some reason the
train did not pass.
At 3.07 the farmer sat up,
wild-eyed, in the dark silence
and said, "What was that ?"

Plant trees for life

Hopilegends.com/.........
 

Robin L. (362)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 3:54 pm
Rose you hit the nail on the head...F*****G Humans! Sadly noted with dispair!
 

Raven Sky is away (282)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 5:30 pm
thank you and noted
 

Janet Solomon (245)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 7:20 pm
and I bet that's what's screwing up dose BEES, too.
 

Rosemary AWAY NO FWDS PLS (294)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 9:27 pm
OUR VOICE IS ALL THEY HAVE ... LET'S PERSEVERE.... TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
PLEASE SIGN THIS NRDC PETITION BELOW DATED DEC. 5, 2008 TY.
http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_092506_a
 

Simone F. (1)
Thursday December 4, 2008, 9:49 pm
Thanks for the petition link, Rosemary. I signed!
 

Elainna Crowell (158)
Friday December 5, 2008, 2:56 am
This makes me sick with rage and shame!
 
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