Posts in 'Marine Life'
Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans
Posted on Jul 21, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.
Bad news and bad news for whales these days — endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not to legalize whaling of endangered whale species.
Now, a new study finds that sperm whales in even the most remote areas of the Earth’s oceans contain extremely high levels of toxins and heavy metals.
Of course, this is not only bad news for the whales, but also for humans
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China Plans Deep Sea Mining of Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Silver, and Gold in International Waters
Posted on Jul 15, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
The demand for metals used in the production of electronic devices, such as cellular phones and laptop computers, has pushed China to the deep sea. Searching for copper, nickel, cobalt, silver and gold, the Chinese want to explore inactive hydrothermal vents at a depth of over 5,000 feet in international waters. Environmentalists fear marine pollution.
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Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat
Posted on Jul 06, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.
The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world.
Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than address this problem with stronger laws and enforcement, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is discussing lifting the moratorium and replacing it with a whaling quota this week.
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Oil Spill News: BP Burning Endangered Sea Turtles
Posted on Jul 01, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
Environmental groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network along with local shrimp boat captains have filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against oil giant British Petroleum (BP) to stop the burning of endangered sea turtles. Using the Endangered Species Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the lawsuit alleges BP of “flagrant violations of its lease with the United States”. The Obama administration has confirmed marine creatures, including sea turtles, are being burned alive in the “burn fields”.
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BP’s Oil Spill Response Plan: Toxic Chemical Dispersant, Dead Experts, Extinct Walrus Protection
Posted on Jun 16, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.
In order to obtain a permit for offshore drilling, you obviously need a plan for the event of a catastrophe, such as the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Lawmakers this week examined British Petroleum’s (BP), as well as other oil companies, plans in light of “BP’s struggle to contain the spill”, according to the Wall Street Journal. From listing a dead wildlife expert to protecting extinct walruses, the credibility of these declarations is questionable and been termed “cookie cutter”.
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