Victory for Gulf Marine Mammals -- NRDC BioGems News, July 2013
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Legal Action Leads to Whale Protections\
An NRDC lawsuit has led to a landmark agreement with the Obama Administration and the oil industry to protect marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico from seismic airguns, which are used in oil and gas exploration. The explosive noise from high-powered airguns -- which repeat every 10 to 12 seconds -- can deafen, injure and kill whales. The agreement puts biologically important areas off-limits to airguns and expands protection for the most vulnerable whales and dolphins. You can help save beluga whales from the same deadly noise by protesting the use of airguns in Alaska's Cook Inlet.
Public Sends a Clear Message on Pebble Mine
For 60 days ending in June, the American people had a chance to weigh in on a study by the Environmental Protection Agency, which concluded that the Pebble Mine would be devastating for Bristol Bay's people and wildlife. The vast majority of public comments were adamantly opposed to the mine. Our BioGems Defenders alone sent more than 267,000 messages calling on the agency to stop the mine. Even as the billionaire Koch brothers funded an aggressive campaign attacking EPA's study, NRDC and our partners got our message out to the public through major national outlets, including the Washington Post and New York Times. Meanwhile, more than 100 jewelers have pledged their opposition to the gargantuan gold and copper operation. Read more.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the Keystone XL
Actress and NRDC supporter Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaks out about the dangers of tar sands development and the Keystone XL pipeline.
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