Posted on 08 January 2012 by Sustainability Digest
They scaled up side of an armed Japanese ‘whaling security’ vessel in the Southern Ocean to demand the ship return home — but instead, they were detained and face possible criminal charges abroad.
Posted on 08 January 2012 by Sustainability Digest
They scaled up side of an armed Japanese ‘whaling security’ vessel in the Southern Ocean to demand the ship return home — but instead, they were detained and face possible criminal charges abroad.
Posted on 12 June 2011 by Sustainability Digest
Photo: kohane / cc
Four months ago, environmental activists celebrated a hard-fought victory in the Antarctic sea when Japanese whaling vessels appeared to have abandoned the practice of hunting whales under the guise of ‘scientific research’ — but the shift in direction seems to have merely been geographical. Early reports indicate that the government sponsored Institute of Cetacean Research will be once again embarking on a mission to catch and kill 260 whales, this time in the northwestern Pacific Ocean….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 06 February 2010 by Sustainability Digest
At about noon today, Australia time, at a location about 180 miles off Cape Darnley in Australian Antarctic Territory the Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker collided with the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru 3. No injuries have been reported.
As it to be expec…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 17 January 2010 by Sustainability Digest
From the news that a Brazilian Federal Highway Police Officer broke animal protection laws when he shot and killed a bull on a highway road to a new study refuting one of the Japanese whaling industry’s justifications for violating the international ban on whaling, a lot happened this week in green. Michael reports on the ground from the Detroit Auto Show on Toyota’s FT-CH Hybrid, Honda’s CR-Z Hybrid Coupe, Ford’s New Focus, and more; Emma visits the Founder of Tom’s of Maine’s sheep farm where he produces ethical undergarments, and Eva meets penguins, seals, and more on a trip to Antarctica. Find out what else happened in the world of gre…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 14 January 2010 by Sustainability Digest
photo: Kike Calvo via AP Images
One of the justifications the Japanese whaling industry gives for violating the international ban on whaling is that killing minke whales will help larger baleen whales recover. Well, a new study in Molecular Ecology, conducted by scientists from Stanford and Oregon State universities refutes that argument:…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Posted on 30 September 2009 by Sustainability Digest
Initially, the Tokyo International Film Festival passed on screening The Cove, the documentary about the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Though it didn’t offer a reason, considering the government’s media ban on whale/dolphin news due to the controversy involving Japanese whaling, it was no surprise. Ironically, the theme for this year’s festival is: “Action for Earth 2009.” So what happened?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
