U.S. Executive Order Opens Door to Atlantic Ocean Oil Drilling

[Sea Save Foundation]

The executive order to open up the Atlantic Ocean to oil drilling is being followed by The National Marine Fisheries Service permitting five companies to begin seismic airgun blasting, the controversial technique for detecting reserves of oil and gas. Many scientists say that it poses an unacceptable risk of serious harm to marine life from plankton all the way up to fish and whales. Bipartisan bills have been introduced with unpolarized support in both the House and Senate that would ban seismic testing.

Read more here (story #3).

 

[covediver]

The executive order to open up the Atlantic Ocean to oil drilling is being followed by The National Marine Fisheries Service permitting five companies to begin seismic airgun blasting, the controversial technique for detecting reserves of oil and gas. Many scientists say that it poses an unacceptable risk of serious harm to marine life from plankton all the way up to fish and whales. Bipartisan bills have been introduced with unpolarized support in both the House and Senate that would ban seismic testing.

Read more here (story #3).

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I am wondering if you have read the volumes of research regarding this type of noise in the ocean and drawn your own conclusions or whether you just parrot the press reports that happen to agree with your point of view?