Supreme Court Sides With U.S. Navy in Dispute Over Sonar Use, Whale Safety

ABC News by ARIANE de VOGUE | Nov. 12, 2008 (News Report)
Justices: National Security Strongly Outweighs Alleged Harm to Marine Mammals

Roberts, who was joined in full by Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, wrote, "Of course, military interests do not always trump other considerations, and we have not held that they do. In this case, however, the proper determination of where the public interest lies does not strike us as a close question." Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Bush Administration, U.S. Military, U.S. Supreme Court
Member Tags: biosphere, whales, dolphins
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 12, 2008 - 11:37 AM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 12, 2008

The journalism is adequate. It fails to give a full accord of the arguments showing harm to the whales. The NRDC link provided here gives better information. No mention is given of possibilities of legislative or administrative actions to protect ocean life.

The decision stinks. The neocon appointments to the supreme court have decided it is ok to exterminate species in order to calm their irrational fears about training while using reduced power levels.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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