Monthly Archives: May 2009
Navy “Sparkle” and Propaganda – Evironmental “lawfare” threatens National Security
A vaguely academic article published in the “National Maritime Foundation: Advancing India’s Maritime Interests.” argues that environmental groups are actually agencies set up by adversarial governments to hobble the Navy’s readiness capabilities through environmental “lawfare.” see: http://www.maritimeindia.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=166 I’m sure that … Continue reading
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Minke Whales harassed by Navy Sonar
Yet another unfortunate event involving whales and mid-frequency sonar; two minke whales were seen “porpoising” at high speeds in waters where military operations were taking place. Observers also heard extremely loud sonar concurrent to the sightings. Minke whales are the … Continue reading
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Report from the May 2009 Acoustics Society meeting
“Thrilling” is not a word I thought I would ever use in describing an Acoustical Society meeting, but there were moments last week that bordered on just that. Driving this is an intersection of rapidly increasing computer processing power and … Continue reading