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Underwater Sonar Linked To Whale Deaths

Posted by samzenpus on from the killer-sound dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A group of scientists have confirmed a link between the sonar used by Exxon Mobil to map the ocean floor for oil and the death of melon-headed whales. From the article: 'A spokesman for ExxonMobil said the company disagrees with the findings. "ExxonMobil believes the panel's finding about the multi-beam echo sounder is unjustified due to the lack of certainty of information and observations recorded during the response efforts in 2008," spokesman Patrick McGinn told AFP in an email. He added that observers employed by the Madagascar government and the oil giant "were on board the vessel and did not observe any whales in the area."'"

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  1. No, you're a fucking liar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're a fucking liar. The poster above posted anonmymously because his contract, like mine, requires us to get corporate approval before publishing any technical details of our work. Oh, and the multibeam doesn't fucking inject air into the water. You are the fucking idiot he was talking about.