To the Editor:
Clean Ocean Action is trying to stop offshore oil exploration by stopping the use of seismic airguns. In addition to research for oil, the same technology (airguns) is a key tool for studying Earth.
A current project is for a consortium of academics led by Rutgers University to use airguns to study the effects on our beaches of past sea level changes. However, the COA campaign is built on creating fear by flagrantly misrepresenting the level and frequency of sound produced by the airguns.
November 12, 2014
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