Whales spotted

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Originally posted by rbakker
Eh?

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The discovery of commercially accessible oil and methods of refining it caused it to become a more economical alternative to whale oil, thereby lessening the pressures on their populations. This may well have staved off their extinction until such time as people generally became more environmentally conscious, and began to care about the whales well-being. Of course, this benefit to whales by big oil was many years in the past and of little relevance now.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.