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White House trying to block protection for endangered right whales

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There are estimates that only around 300 right whales remain and the current leading cause of death is collisions with large ships. Multiple White House offices, including the office of Vice President Cheney, are working in concert to block rules for setting speed limits on ships passing through active migration areas.

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is proposing speed limits on large ships traveling in Atlantic Ocean whale migration areas during seasons when the right whale is most active. NOAA says collisions with ships are a major cause of death of the right whale — one of the most endangered whale species in the world.

Two right whales have been struck by ships in the time the rule has been under review. NOAA officials warn that even one more dead female could set the species on an irrevocable path toward extinction.
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15 responses // White House trying to block protection for endangered right whales

  • Is there anything good for any species on this planet that they don't try to block?
    JanforGore
  • Ahh..the wording is so confusing....is the white house doing good? or doing bad?
    ipodrulz
  • Time is money, can't let a little thing like whale extinction slow down progress and sales!
    patsarts
  • I think we are very lucky that a species higher than us did not evolve on this planet that treated us the way we treat other species. Can you imagine?
    jefftego
  • The major cause of death for right whales is collision with large ships -- and there are only 300 whales left???? That's incredible -- to think how many right whales must've been killed by large ships...!!!

    Well, it fits that Bush would block such legislation -- he won't support ANYTHING that limits the ability of a big corporation to make bigger profits.
    shelchak
  • Why doesn't the president finally tell us the truth? He wants to be the cause of Armageddon so that he can finally meet Jesus.
    uroborus8
  • Face it. The whales don't vote Ripusoffican so they don't care what happens to them.

    Vote Obama!!!!! He'll save the whales - I'm sure.
    VoyagerFilms
  • Of course they don't want to help...There only care for things that are right-wings, just like themselves. Whales, as you can see...Have no wings. Obviously, fins are not good enough for them. :/ ...Pitty.
    MissJonaLyn
  • This is only one thing the Bush administration has done to completely reverse the policies protecting biodiversity, the environment and the planet.

    For some reason, I can't find Bush's environmental record past the year 2004. So, these articles are a bit older, but still relevant, in citing Bush's environmental record:
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1013-12.htm
    http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...
    http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/project.jsp?project=...
    codygriffin
  • Of course Bush won't help... THERE'S OIL IN THEM THAR WHALES!
    NewWorldOtter
  • i thought we already freed willy
    riverdeer
  • What is it about life they hate so much?
    H3ADLINE
  • @ipodrulz
    Your joking, right?
    White House is trying to BLOCK protection for endangered Right Whales.



    Bah. Stupid GOP.
    They don't understand the necessity of life in the ocean.

    @Jefftego
    Good point. Made me laugh, made me cry.


    Lets just pray that no one goes out whale hunting like those suck fuckers did here in California to the Sea Lions.
    killer_shatner
  • Eat the planet now !

    Go Jeb, Go Jeb !
    Purdey
  • Let's hit Bush with a whale and see if he changes his mind.
    laurahrahrah

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