Factoid/2003/06/30
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Underwater Cables Damaging Florida Coral Reefs
- "Underwater fiber optic cable corridors damage coral reefs and the cable lines themselves, according to a three year study made public Thursday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)... The report is authored by marine biologists, economists and telecom industry specialists ... [T]he team released findings showing that the governor's plan, which would lay the cables on top of reefs, produces sustained environmental damage as undersea currents turn the cables into battering rams that rock back and forth, shattering the fragile coral." - excerpt from the Environmental News Service at http://ens-news.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-27-09.asp#anchor6
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