Oil project threatens world's last western grey whales

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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) sounded a warning on Tuesday over the effects of a vast oil and gas project on the "critically endangered" western grey whale in the Russian Far East, only 100 of which are known to exist.

The 57-member body adopted a resolution that "strongly recommends" that subsidiaries of oil giants Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell and BP halt seismic exploration activity to avoid disturbing the whales.

Frenetic exploration activity is taking place in the grey whales' feeding ground in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Russia's Sakhalin Island.

http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=119021

Christians explain this one to God!

[whistle]

1. Maybe Halliburton can get the contract to protect....

...the grey whale. In that way, every dead whale that turns up on a beach can be quickly disposed of and, hey the government can claim that whales are not being endangered! Then when they are extinct, well what whales were those? Does anyone miss Doodoo birds today?

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2. kick

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[tabasco]

3. We are a stupid species.

Destroying our fellow creatures is just another step to destroying ourselves. We are intelligent enough to develop technology, but too stupid to respect our home planet.