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NYT Report of whales “self-mitigating” for noise exposure a bit misleading.

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Michael Stocker

A New York Times article is making the rounds about how a captive false killer whale has demonstrated a mechanism for attenuating potentially damaging noises. Paul Nachtigall, the principal investigator of the study has conditioned the subject to de-sensitize its … Continue reading →

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Moves to open the Atlantic coast to fossil fuel extraction

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Michael Stocker

We have just submitted our comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the “Atlantic Geological and Geophysical Activities.” The proposals reviewed in the DEIS are for the exploration and mapping of the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf for oil … Continue reading →

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Mitigating offshore wind farm noise

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Michael Stocker

One of the hot topics at the recent International Quiet Ocean Experiment in Paris was the noise impacts of offshore wind farms. It seems that while the American Oilmen are furiously trying to carve up the Arctic for fossil fuel, … Continue reading →

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