Short and lame diary, I know. But it's whales and so what more really need be said?
We have a July 10th deadline for comments on a Navy proposal to dick around with some MIC boondoggle widget or other that will harm our glorious whale populations. How many times do we have to fight this fight, for crying out loud? Anyhoo, details from the MoveOn email are below the squiggeldy-doo.
Hi—I wanted to make sure you saw my petition the other day.
According to the U.S. Navy's own estimates, the use of high-frequency underwater sound for testing will deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next five years.
Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. The Navy is required to include comments from the public on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), so your signature and comment on my SignOn.org petition could help stop this naval program and save the lives of these ocean creatures.
My petition says:
Stop the killing of 1,800 whales and dolphins and the deafening of 15,900 more by ceasing the operation of the Navy's underwater sound system in the Hawaiian Islands, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:
http://www.signon.org/...
Thanks for your help.
–Lyndia Storey
PS: The comments must be in by July 10, 2012, so please sign today.
July 10th is Tuesday, so please forward this info to everyone you know! You can also
submit comments directly to the Navy here:
Now Accepting Public Comments - Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Submit oral or written comments at the public open house meetings
Submit comments via this project website
Mail comments to:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic
Attn: Code EV22 (AFTT EIS Project Managers)
6506 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23508-1278