thats cuz we need watch out for those terrorist dolphins

[Guest guest]

and al queda's submarine force......

 

Bush exempts Navy from environmental law in ongoing sonar saga

 

President Bush fired another salvo in the ongoing fight pitting the U.S. Navy's

use of mid-frequency sonar against whales and other marine mammals that can be

harmed by it. Bush yesterday exempted the Navy from parts of the Coastal Zone

Management Act that a federal judge recently found the Navy was violating when

it used the powerful sonar off the California coast. That judge had ordered the

Navy to adopt a number of safety measures to protect sensitive marine mammals

during sonar exercises, but with Bush's pass, it's unclear what parts, if any,

of the rules the Navy will now have to follow. In the memo issuing the

exemption, Bush wrote that complying with the CZMA " would undermine the Navy's

ability to conduct realistic training exercises that are necessary to ensure the

combat effectiveness of carrier and expeditionary strike groups. This exemption

will enable the Navy to train effectively ... in support of worldwide

operational and combat activities, which are essential to national security. "

 

 

 

source: Associated Press

 

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