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Sperm whales will experience as many as 760,000 harassing exposures to airgun blasting over the next decade, according to the draft environmental impact statement. Source: Tim Cole/National Marine Fisheries Service.

Feds find Oil, Gas Seismic Surveys in Gulf of Mexico would Harm, Harass Marine Mammals

October 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Joint release by Steve Mashuda (Earthjustice), Anne Hawke (NRDC), Miyoko Sakashita (Center for Biological Diversity), and Cyn Sarthou (Gulf Restoration Network) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released a draft environmental impact statement that concludes seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration […]

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The Strange-ness: Nationwide Insurance Releases List of Wackiest Pet Names 2017

May 3, 2017

The votes have been tallied and the results are in – Dunkin Butterbeans nosed out Farrah Pawcett and Fiona Penny Pickles in the dog division, while Little Booty Ham Sandwich purred past Obi Wan Catnobi […]

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Sushi Roll with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Announced

November 11, 2020

Hissho Sushi joins forces with Frito-Lay to unveil first-ever Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot® Sushi Roll — “the 2020 pick-me-up everyone has been asking for” For the first time in its history, industry leader Hissho Sushi is joining […]

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The Strange-Ness: Trained African Rats Sniff Out Problems

August 14, 2015

Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]