19 German 'Bubble Curtain' Study Hopes to Protect Whales' Hearing German 'Bubble Curtain' Study Hopes to Protect Whales' Hearing Animals  (tags: animals, wildlife, marine wildlife, marine mammals, whales, echo-location, noise pollution, technology, protection, wind farms ) Pia - 680 days ago - guardian.co.uk The German government is investigating ways to "bubble-wrap" underwater construction sites to protect whales and porpoises in the Baltic Sea from noise pollution from offshore wind farms. Bubbles released from pipes would create a sound-insulating barrier add comment send green star

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Nicole Gorman (38) Tuesday August 9, 2011, 3:10 pm Fascinating! If it really and truly works it could be incredibly helpful around the globe! send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Eileen Novak (448) Tuesday August 9, 2011, 5:35 pm Excellent. Hope it works wonderfully. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.

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