Russian Oil Platform Plans Threaten Already Critically Endangered Gray Whales (Again)

An update on the months-old story of oil exploration off the coast of Russia’s Sakhalin Island near feeding grounds of critically endangered Western North Pacific Gray Whales : Sakhalin Energy Investment Company , part owned by Shell, has announced plans to build a major new oil platform in these waters. WWF explains that the construction and operation of the oil platform could potentially disrupt the feeding behavior of these whales and increase the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Russian Oil Platform Plans Threaten Already Critically Endangered Gray Whales (Again)

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