Next month, a Texas-based company plans to begin construction on an off-shore liquefied natural gas terminal in Massachusetts Bay. Excelerate Energy got the go-ahead late last year after agreeing to fund an almost 17-million dollar system to protect the whales that inhabit these waters.
Using specially designed acoustic buoys, scientists will monitor and record the sounds of the whales. It's a joint effort from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Cornell Ornithology Lab.
Meghna Chakrabarti joined the Cornell crew on the day they deployed the buoys in Massachusetts Bay. Listen to the story here (if you have Real Player) and watch the video here.
Pretty cool eh?
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