Species Archives - Page 7 of 10

Feds play shell game with wind / whale impacts

NOAA is taking public comments on a massive proposal to harass large numbers of whales and other marine mammals by building a huge offshore wind complex.

By David Wojick |2023-05-22T07:47:38-04:00May 23rd, 2023|Comments Off

How much wind killing do we want?

The stampede to build huge amounts of wind power, on land and at sea, is potentially devastating to a great many species.

By David Wojick |2023-05-08T11:20:57-04:00May 10th, 2023|Comments Off

RELEASE: Save the whales coalition warns NOAA — Don’t allow more harassment from wind power

‘With dozens of dead whales and dolphins washing up … now is a particularly unsuitable time for NOAA to authorize the harassment or injury of right whales and other endangered species.’

By Craig Rucker |2023-05-03T11:50:37-04:00May 4th, 2023|Comments Off

Feds admit offshore wind can kill whales!

These are the Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS) that precede each offshore wind project. They are jointly prepared by BOEM and NOAA.

By David Wojick |2023-04-26T09:04:42-04:00April 27th, 2023|Comments Off

NOAA proposes hammering 208% of vanishing Right Whales

Read the take numbers and weep for the whales.

By David Wojick |2023-04-22T05:01:07-04:00April 24th, 2023|Comments Off

Report: Seabird numbers decrease by 90% near offshore wind farms

"Numbers of the birds were found to be up to 94 per cent lower within half a mile of the wind turbines, on average, after they were built."

By Adam Houser |2023-04-17T08:51:44-04:00April 17th, 2023|Comments Off

Watch: new video calls to pause offshore wind projects to protect whales, wildlife

The video argues the issue of industrial offshore wind must be better studied to see if whales are being killed in greater numbers before any construction continues.

By Adam Houser |2023-04-12T09:56:39-04:00April 12th, 2023|Comments Off

The wind/whale correlation

The heartbreaking sight of massive whales washing up dead on our coasts has concerned people everywhere asking, "why?"

By Craig Rucker |2023-04-11T12:35:52-04:00April 12th, 2023|Comments Off

Ignoring dead whales, NOAA proposes another site survey off New Jersey

"Damn the whales, full speed ahead" seems to be the offshore wind policy of Biden's NOAA.

By David Wojick |2023-04-05T09:31:33-04:00April 5th, 2023|Comments Off

Are whales the latest casualties of the climate change industry?

Thirteen humpback whales in calendar year 2023 have washed ashore from Maine to Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which already is approaching last year’s total of 19.

By Peter Murphy |2023-08-31T22:07:15-04:00March 18th, 2023|Comments Off

AI-powered camera traps are helping catch poachers in Africa

Thanks to cameras created by Hack the Planet, a Dutch tech company, footage is downloaded and analyzed automatically so that poachers can be caught in the act – not months and months after the heinous acts are perpetrated.

By Adam Houser |2023-03-17T11:00:34-04:00March 17th, 2023|Comments Off

As whales wash up, Feds push “Green” energy on inadequate knowledge

Have federal regulators turned a blind eye to the possibility of offshore wind farm encroachment on whale habitats?

By Collister Johnson |2023-03-13T15:58:50-04:00March 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Whale death confusion abounds and some is deliberate

Press coverage of the tragic whale deaths is a supreme study in confusion, especially the foolish attempts to somehow exonerate offshore wind.

By David Wojick |2023-03-06T13:03:47-05:00March 10th, 2023|Comments Off

Gabby Hoffman talks right whale deaths and “Big Wind” on 105.9 WMAL radio

"...more and more people believe it's the underwater geotechnical surveys that are being done to survey underwater to see if it's feasible to install these wind turbines."

By CFACT |2023-02-24T10:51:32-05:00February 25th, 2023|Comments Off

Feds must reject Dominion’s flawed wind farm application

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management crafted a draft EIS that is “woefully inadequate” in addressing potential impacts to severely endangered right whales.

By Craig Rucker |2023-02-20T12:07:41-05:00February 21st, 2023|Comments Off