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Sonar Vs. Whales, Part Two: Florida's Atlantic Coast

AP | RON WORD | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Sonar, Military, Sonar Whales, Endangered Species, Animals, Whales, Green Politics, Right Whales, Navy, Green News

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — In the blue-green surf, 11 endangered North Atlantic right whales surface, jump and shoot mist high into the air through t...

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Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oil Rigs, George Bush, Natural Resources, Ocean Animals, Sonar Whales, Pacific Remote Islands, Nrdc, Sonar Harmful, George W. Bush, Whales, Marine Monuments, Sonar, Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sea Creatures, Beaches, Fish, Environment, Marinas, Ocean Resources, Oceans, Pacific Ocean, Politics News
Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.

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Sonar vs. Whales: Guess Who Loses?

Cindy Letchworth | Posted 12.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Sonar, Supreme Court Rulings, Animals, Enviornment, Whales, Green News
Cindy Letchworth

With a new ruling, the Supreme Court has granted President Bush the power to exempt the U.S. Navy from environmental laws which curb the use of long range sonar in the North Pacific.

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NOAA(H) and the Whales

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Noaa, Whales, U.S. Supreme Court, Sonar, California, Oceans, Navy, Animals, Green News
Christopher Brauchli

Pity the poor whale. All it wants is to peacefully swim in the ocean. Instead it finds itself caught up in a net of litigation and rule-making processes.

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A Narrow Decision Against Whales

Carl Pope | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Supreme Court, Sonar, Navy, Whales, Politics News
Carl Pope

San Francisco -- The Supreme Court ruled this week that the Navy may proceed with its sonar training programs without complying with several important...

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US Navy Agrees To Limit Potentially Harmful Sonar Use

AP | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Sonar, Dolphins, Sonar Whales, Sonar Harmful, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Sonar Dolphins, Whales, US Navy, Green News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Navy agreed in a settlement approved Tuesday to limit where it operates certain sonar systems criticized by environmentalist...

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