Comments on: Palin v. Belugas

By: irina

irina — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:51:43 +0000

nswfm CA — you are so right. Cats can tell. My mother in law hates them too.
She has a very similar frequency signature to that of Sarah’s. It is a very ancient and powerful vibe. And insane. Also.

By: Cook Inletkeeper

Cook Inletkeeper — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:33:30 +0000

For those interested, here’s the State of Alaska’s notice of intent to sue NMFS for the Cook Inlet beluga listing: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga/ci_state_suit/60day_intenttosue011209.pdf

Here’s our press release: http://www.inletkeeper.org/

And here’s Palin’s media release: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1602

On the day after Palin’s press release, here’s what happened in the heart of beluga whale habitat in Cook Inlet – the US Coast Guard called it a “drop in the bucket and not a serious concern.” http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/655303.html

By: nswfm CA

nswfm CA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:16:53 +0000

SP doesn’t like CATS? Well cats totally dis her. They can tell she’s an evil witch. I hope some male cats spray on her front door when it warms up. Maybe one can sneak inside and spray on the heating system so when winter comes and she can’t open the windows, all she can smell is cat pee when the heater is on. Cats Against Palin’s Mistreatment of Anmials aka CAPMA. Piss on her.

By: BigSlick

BigSlick — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:52:46 +0000

She needs Beluga Whales to die so she can have her bridge. The Bridge to Wasilly is just bait for more pork handouts that she’ll divert to her buddies, in my opinion. I predict The Palinistas will get the money in their hands and then cite the US Geological survey results, will be re-interpreted to show that the faults running through the area are too likely to generate powerful earhtquakes and detroy the bridge as a rationalization for keeping the money and funding the gasline project.

By: FW

FW — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:04:22 +0000

You Alaskans better get SP out of office soon before she turns the entire state into a strip mine. The only animals she likes are the ones stuffed and mounted on her wall, draped over her couch, or made into coats and weird fur collars with beads on them . This is a woman who thought it was “fun” to do an interview in front of a turkey head grind-o-matic.

By: shoeho

shoeho — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:11:22 +0000

Let’s hope the rep of the Governess in the rest of the US (and her statements regarding the uselessness of any critter other than oil and gas wells) will wake up people who think being “green” is a good idea but don’t do much about it. I must admit, until I heard some of her “ideas” I was far more concerned about what went on in my own backyard than what happened 5,ooo miles to the north.

I live on a tidal river in SE Florida–we have a pretty fair population of pelicans, other marine birds, manatees and yes, even a nesting pair of bald eagles nearby. NO ONE would call this area rural or deprived of any the goodies of modern life. By CAREFULLY regulating development, we’ve managed to balance the two needs. The counties to the north and south, not so much. As such, we enjoy higher property values, better schools, and a nicer quality of life. It CAN be done. It’s win-win if done correctly.

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:18:16 +0000

I love Alaska. It is so incredibly beautiful! I fell in love with it and I was ready to move! The first time I visited I was lucky enough to see the Beluga whales in the inlet and Dahl sheep on the mountains on the other side at the same time. How anyone could care so little about something so miraculous is heinous. Of course, we are talking about Sarah here. She’s also got freezing, starving children and elderly she is ignoring. Good lord, Sarah! Take your blinders off and look around you!

By: sauerkraut

sauerkraut — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:05:33 +0000

AKM – just a suggestion: your story provides a “link” to the 9-page notice of intent but that link only goes to the ADN article (which does not appear to link to the actual document which was presented/filed). Is that 9-page document available online? Perhaps it is on that ADN site but I just cannot find it. It’s under my nose here somewhere, I am sure, but I do have a prominent probiscus. …

By: Sydni Moser

Sydni Moser — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:46:38 +0000

I am so happy to see you report on the plight of the Beluga Whales…. This information needs to be broadcast In national news sources so that the entire US is made aware of Palin’s outright attack on Alaska’s natural wildlife. With the Beluga population at only 375, how in the world can this woman think that she can win this lawsuit to remove this species from the endangered wildlife list??? If anything, she should be protecting their habitat. She has no regard for animals and will forfeit anything in order to pursue her greedy oil agenda. To me she is a MONSTER, that has to be stopped from ever again attaining public office. Hopefully, Alaskan’s will come to their senses and do away with her in the future…. America as well.

By: grewingk

grewingk — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:48:36 +0000

One of the real champions of the little white whale is writer, teacher, commercial fisherperson and environmental activist, Nancy Lord. She’s been hollering about the belugas for a looong time. You can read her most excellent book about the little whales:

“Beluga Days: Tracking a White Whale’s Truths.” Counterpoint Press, 2004.
By Nancy Lord, longtime denizen of Homer, Alaska.