Researchers: Sonar mapping for oil near Madagascar killed 100 whales

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/26/researchers-sonar-mapping-for-oil-near-madagascar-killed-100-whales/



Researchers: Sonar mapping for oil near Madagascar killed 100 whales
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, September 26, 2013 21:35 EDT

A noisy technology that blasts sounds below water to map the ocean for oil is being blamed for 100 melon headed whale deaths off Madagascar, experts said Thursday.

An independent panel of scientists found that sonar surveying by ExxonMobil in late May 2008 led to the sudden displacement of the whales, which became stranded and died.

“This is the first known such marine mammal mass stranding event closely associated with relatively high frequency mapping sonar systems,” said the report released by the International Whaling Commission.

“Earlier such events may have been undetected because detailed inquiries were not conducted.”

[idwiyo]

1. k&r

[newfie11]

2. Horrible

Oil kills in many ways

[icymist]

3. Horrible!

This shows the absolute disregard that 'too big to fail' corporations have for anything but their bottom line!

[Judi Lynn]

4. Exxon can't be stopped,won't moderate.Adds so much incentive to cut oil consumption soon.n/t