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Hey, Quiet It Down and Stop Hurting Our Marine Mammals!

"An international whaling body [The International Whaling Commission] on Monday [6/19/06] called for the oil and gas industry to find ways to reduce the impact on marine species of seismic air guns, which use noise loud enough to cross entire oceans in the search for oil... "The idea that sound-sensitive species can co-exist with this is simply incredible," said Joel Reynolds of the Natural Resources Defense Council." - excerpt from the Planet Ark article.

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