[PghBaldy]

I'm not exactly sure what this is about, but thought it important...maybe it is about the lawsuits involving supposed damage to dolphins etc?

[the invisib1e hand]

hooray for flipper.

[PghBaldy]

Under the settlement, the Navy agrees to:

* Use shipboard software to scan training areas for marine mammals and to plot a course meant to avoid sensitive areas when possible.

* Look for whales through passive sonar, lookouts and aircraft during training so that the animals can be avoided.

* Reduce or shut down sonar when whales or dolphins are spotted close to ships.

The settlement comes after the Supreme Court sided with the Navy in the similar lawsuit, which was aimed at restricting the use of sonar during exercises off Southern California and Hawaii.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-whales-lawsuit28-2008dec28,0,1996069.story

[Gaffer]

This was never about damage to aquatic animals and fish. It was about MONEY pure and damn simple. Now, they (these honorable ecologists and marine 'researchers') are assured a continuing funding line [insert 'protection payoff' here].

It is all bullshit.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Terrific. Even the NAVY bends over for the EnviroWacko Grifters. *Rolleyes*

[Psycho_Bunny]

The taxpayers just got scammed.

[xcamel]

One question...
What gives these environazis “standing” in court when “we the people” cannot even demand a valid BC from the “President Elect” ????

[hedgetrimmer]

Riiiggght. The Navy is an agent of environmental stewardship. Stephen Decatur must be rolling over in his grave.

[screaminsunshine]

And the new Iranian sub. Shaped like a Blue Whale.

[onedoug]

After all marine life was killed by sonar and depth charges during WWII, what are they talking about?

[Chode]

i guess stuff like this is why we don't have whales in the lake any more...

Seneca Lake Navy SONAR Test Facility

[bpjam]

it is important.

But I was hoping to hear that the suit had been settled after the Navy had sunk all of the Greenpeace vessels and the left-tards were left unable to defend themselves.