Republicans and right-wing commentators suddenly want to save the whales—and much of the news media is buying it.
Leading causes of deaths for whales include ship strikes and entanglement in commercial fishing gear.
“Meyer-Gutbrod worries that exaggerated claims about wind energy may distract from implementing evidence-based policies that can be a life raft for the species,” the article said. “Six Dead Whales Wash Up in a Month. Stop Offshore Wind for Investigation, NJ Groups Say,” was a headline at Advance Publications‘ NJ.com . The piece opened with the drama of a dead whale:
It followed this up with quotes from Clean Ocean Action, a conservationist group opposed to this wind project, offering a clear suggestion of where readers’ sympathies ought to lie.
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