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Groups oppose using air guns to help find oil in Atlantic

Greenville Online -- CHARLESTON — Conservation groups oppose using air guns to search for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic Coast.

Katie Parrish of Oceania, a group working protect the world’s oceans, told a Charleston news conference Tuesday that the guns are so loud they could deafen ocean mammals.

The guns shoot compressed air into the water so researchers can map oil and gas deposits beneath the ocean. Representatives of the South Carolina Aquarium and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy attended the news conference.

Andy Radford of the American Petroleum Institute says air guns have been used for decades and there’s never been a documented case of a sea creature killed by them.

He says the industry uses mitigation such as slowly increasing the air gun intensity so sea creatures can swim away

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Submitted Feb 07, 2013 By: bar1035

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teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,602 Points:245,935 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 9:12:31 AM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse Good idea NYoutlaw.
A_NY_Outlaw Champion Author Albany Posts:1,359 Points:701,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:01:39 PM Ignore A_NY_Outlaw Report Abuse This would be fine if the conservation groups want to pay the difference for the increase in fuel prices because we are handcuffed by our liberal king Obama and his minions.
gasoutherneagle Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,249 Points:737,410 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 4:27:02 PM Ignore gasoutherneagle Report Abuse My friend Katie is so full of BS. Disregard anything she implies or says!
geezrtek Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,886 Points:428,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:43:32 AM Ignore geezrtek Report Abuse OK
bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,414 Points:580,805 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:30:40 AM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse Sound does travel very well under water. Maybe the environmentalist have a point.
ZeroBoxes Champion Author Mississippi Posts:1,064 Points:209,565 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:28:59 AM Ignore ZeroBoxes Report Abuse What are other options? Ground Penetrating RADAR?
cheli2010 All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:616 Points:284,460 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:20:50 AM Ignore cheli2010 Report Abuse Interesting....I did not know Mammals had ears...
TXryder Champion Author Texas Posts:2,686 Points:428,730 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:18:15 AM Ignore TXryder Report Abuse Saw the documentary about how those oil exploration air guns are causing massive beach whale occurrences on the Atlantic shores of Europe and Greenland sector of the globe.
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,189 Points:1,524,655 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:13:59 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Environmentalists have a clear message: * We can't keep doing what we're doing now. * We can't do anything else.
2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,555 Points:1,462,255 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:10:06 AM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse WOW! What next?
Samo1961 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,875 Points:616,675 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:04:07 AM Ignore Samo1961 Report Abuse Am I missing something here, it's just air.
AriesMMD Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,476 Points:408,440 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:02:11 AM Ignore AriesMMD Report Abuse "Big Brother" is protecting oceans?
#12#_vabchusa All-Star Author Virginia Posts:742 Points:87,795 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:02:00 AM Ignore #12#_vabchusa Report Abuse Just send a politican down...lol
DYSKYPILOT Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,882 Points:621,705 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:01:41 AM Ignore DYSKYPILOT Report Abuse Where is the no tax group?
olebufnav Champion Author Omaha Posts:3,955 Points:1,019,230 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:01:02 AM Ignore olebufnav Report Abuse Lot better than what comes from Washington, DC in the form of noise.
achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:00:43 AM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse Survival of the fittest.
Ebaz Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:3,226 Points:711,310 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 11:00:26 AM Ignore Ebaz Report Abuse It's air
derek84us All-Star Author Rochester Posts:711 Points:39,525 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:59:24 AM Ignore derek84us Report Abuse no one is happy 100% of the time
Zygnatz Champion Author British Columbia Posts:12,723 Points:2,513,260 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:59:21 AM Ignore Zygnatz Report Abuse What about the damage to the public by political hot air blasts?
JaegerWMeister All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:785 Points:334,990 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:59:11 AM Ignore JaegerWMeister Report Abuse Why can't they initialize the air discharge lower to the ocean floor, thus protecting the hearing of oceanic life? I'm not a tree hugger, but to flippantly concur with damaging the hearing of something dependant on sonar, is too much of an ethical stretch.
RedskinGas Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,003 Points:1,128,010 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:59:07 AM Ignore RedskinGas Report Abuse Are these type of groups ever in favor of doing anything besides doing nothing?
trekmanKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,080 Points:355,210 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:58:55 AM Ignore trekmanKY Report Abuse Ohkay!
Rhino8of8 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,239 Points:371,145 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:58:41 AM Ignore Rhino8of8 Report Abuse Increasing intensity so they can move away. That settled it for me.
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,189 Points:1,524,655 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:57:28 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Many articles start out, "Conservation groups oppose __________."
krobp46 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,689 Points:537,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:53:04 AM Ignore krobp46 Report Abuse Oh, so the tree huggers are now becoming squid huggers?
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,071 Points:2,315,430 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:52:32 AM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse ????????????
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:5,605 Points:1,527,560 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:52:06 AM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse Save the Bubbles!
pper Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:3,064 Points:665,870 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:51:16 AM Ignore pper Report Abuse Why do we care more for animals than humans?
BigHorne1 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,477 Points:292,775 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:50:10 AM Ignore BigHorne1 Report Abuse Want to hear about if they find more oil, we will see guarantee prices at the pump at under two dollars a gallon. I am tired of supporting all this oil exploration and drilling and our gas prices at the pump are over two dollars a gallon. NO other country that is drilling this much oil, charges their citizens this much per gallon. I say again that is drilling as much as we are.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,652 Points:2,615,630 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:50:08 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Groups oppose using air guns to help find oil in Atlantic.. If under water it should not make any noise. But probably would create a lot of vibration in the immediate area....
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,757 Points:581,045 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:50:07 AM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse Where are the facts to back up their claim. That all these groups ever seem to do, make claims without any real cold hard facts to back them up. [Edited by: LtRTH at 2/7/2013 10:50:32 AM EST]
Bad_Petroleum Champion Author Miami Posts:10,487 Points:125,780 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:49:21 AM Ignore Bad_Petroleum Report Abuse Get ear muffs for the ocean mammals
FuelPump Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:21,445 Points:3,411,000 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:49:13 AM Ignore FuelPump Report Abuse Have to understand human nature. There will always be a 'group' that will oppose anything. Probably a group somewhere that opposes motherhood.
Gas_Eyes Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,657 Points:640,860 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:49:08 AM Ignore Gas_Eyes Report Abuse This looks like a bad practice.
yonasb Champion Author Houston Posts:3,463 Points:735,375 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:48:40 AM Ignore yonasb Report Abuse take care the animals please
GrumpyCat Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,591 Points:786,615 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:46:43 AM Ignore GrumpyCat Report Abuse If air guns are not allowed then do it the old fashioned way: dynamite.
gafgar Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,043 Points:325,490 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:45:18 AM Ignore gafgar Report Abuse depends on who you believe.
NightRider Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,377 Points:74,920 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:40:18 AM Ignore NightRider Report Abuse "haven't these people ever heard of the dolphins and whales hurling themselves onto shores. You can't tell me they aren't affected. Dummies." OK, so where is the proof that it is being caused by air guns?
malfrog1 Champion Author South Bend Posts:2,181 Points:545,985 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:40:14 AM Ignore malfrog1 Report Abuse Who wins? Not everyone does.
civicdutie Champion Author Rochester Posts:4,496 Points:951,435 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:38:31 AM Ignore civicdutie Report Abuse Well, I guess you can't make everyone happy.
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,052 Points:1,967,940 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:36:38 AM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse According to the GREEN WEENIES, both breathing and hearing are bad for your health.
chuckhermann All-Star Author New York Posts:952 Points:496,400 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:35:20 AM Ignore chuckhermann Report Abuse Is it me, or did the article only seem to be getting starting? Where's the rest of the interview? Where is the rebuttle, the back and forth between the various groups? I don't think this was well written at all.
bigtravelerPA Veteran Author Harrisburg Posts:339 Points:205,130 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:32:58 AM Ignore bigtravelerPA Report Abuse Didn't know that ocean animals had ears
BudsterMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,690 Points:699,930 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:30:35 AM Ignore BudsterMO Report Abuse Maybe this, maybe that, ?????, ZZZZZZZZZ.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:28:38 AM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse Why don't the liberal left eco-terrorists produce some data and proof that the air guns will harm ocean mammals?
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,895 Points:734,470 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:21:05 AM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse Caused by the world thirst for oil, so lets keep working on alternative energy.
devildog66 Veteran Author Pennsylvania Posts:471 Points:283,335 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:20:57 AM Ignore devildog66 Report Abuse we can always get OSHA involved to issue an order to all the sea mamuals for hearing protection. that should not add too much to the national debt that this administration is racking up.
NightRider Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,377 Points:74,920 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:20:13 AM Ignore NightRider Report Abuse "Andy Radford of the American Petroleum Institute says air guns have been used for decades and there’s never been a documented case of a sea creature killed by them." What was the problem again?
sleuth696 All-Star Author Ventura Posts:923 Points:198,165 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:20:10 AM Ignore sleuth696 Report Abuse Maybe they could put a 'silencer' on the air gun?
gws2980 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,171 Points:497,565 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:19:13 AM Ignore gws2980 Report Abuse Try it in their back yard