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Minds in the Water: A Surfer's Journey From Apathy to Activism

Deborah Bassett | Posted 04.06.2012

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Rasta quickly moved forward in recruiting a team of filmmakers, journalists, musicians, eco-activists and celebrity surfers. He embarked upon the journey that has led him to be one of the most outspoken environmentalists in the surfing world today.

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Like Taiji's Cove, Daytona Breaks My Heart -- Again

Leilani Münter | Posted 05.15.2012

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My eco-awareness race car was themed after the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove, which exposed the annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins in a small cove in Taiji, Japan.

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Why All High School Students Should Take Environmental Science

Alexis Jane Torre | Posted 05.15.2012

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Taking an environmental science class allows students to gain knowledge that will not only help them get science credit to graduate, but also to understand what's happening in the world around them.

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The Empire Strikes Back: National Icon Shines Bright Light on Dolphin Slaughters

Deborah Bassett | Posted 02.11.2012

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On December 10th, Ric O'Barry, star of the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Cove, took part in a momentous lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building to honor the thousands of dolphins slaughtered annually off the coastal waters of Taiji, Japan.

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The Cove Continues: Diary From Taiji

Leilani Münter | Posted 11.14.2011

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Every morning my alarm goes off at 430am, I brush my teeth, grab a coffee, put my hair in a ponytail and I'm out the door by 445am. I meet the dolphin hunters at the Taiji Harbor at 5am.

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Sierra Club Took My Hair and All I Got Was a Beyond Coal Button

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 06.15.2011

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I just had a lock of my hair chopped off to benefit science and the planet. I was joined by other moms, children and babies in more than 25 cities ac...

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'The Cove' Director Gives DVD To Every Home In Dolphin Hunting Village

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — Copies of the 2010 Oscar-winning film that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in the Japanese fishing village of Taiji have been delivere...

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Behind the Tarp: Video of Japan Dolphin Kill Exposes Lies

Ric O’Barry | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the arguments they made is that fisherman had changed the technique that they use to kill the dolphins and it's now more humane. We knew it was a lie, but we couldn't prove it. Until now.

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'Tis the Season for Sea Shepherd to Defend Whales in Antarctica

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this week I met up with Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd crew as their flagship vessel embarked on it's annual mission to the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary to defend the whales against the illegal hunting spree.

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Boulder-Based Director Of 'The Cove' Fights Japan Scientist Lawsuit

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Louie Psihoyos, Boulder Colorado, Tetsuya Endo, Dolphins, The Cove, T University of Hokkaido, Green News

TOKYO — A scientist says his reputation has been tarnished by the U.S. documentary "The Cove," a graphic account of Japanese dolphin-hunting, an...

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Taiji Dolphin Hunt Negotiations End In Bitter Disagreement, O'Barry Boycotts Over Media Restrictions

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAIJI, Japan — An unprecedented meeting between conservationists and leaders of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film "...

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'The Cove' Village To Hold First-Ever Meeting Between Anti-Dolphin Hunting Activists And Fishermen

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — A Japanese town whose annual dolphin hunt was bloodily depicted in the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" is hosting the first-ever me...

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A Look Inside the Taiji Slaughterhouse

Leilani Münter | Posted 05.25.2011

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On October 11, a pod of dolphins were driven into the cove. The following day, I saw these beautiful creatures swim into the cove and come out dead bodies. This is the footage I collected over those two days:

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Japan: Stop Killing Our Evolutionary Elders and Help Save Our Oceans

Brenda Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of changing their environment to fit themselves, dolphins have adapted to a changing ocean. That's what wise elders teach their young: Cultures change. Oceans change. We must change, as well.

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World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater Opposes Dolphin Slaughters

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was both stoked and grateful when the often reserved Slater openly shared his reflections with me regarding the Japanese dolphin slaughter.

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Dolphin Slaughter Persists At 'The Cove'

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — The Japanese village notorious for the dolphin hunt documented in the film "The Cove" has slaughtered a pod of dolphins but spared the y...

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Does Cutting Nets Free Captive Dolphins?

Hardy Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cutting nets to free dolphins is an attractive idea. But the overriding problem with cutting nets is that dolphins do not readily leave confinement.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Elizabeth & The Catapult's "You And Me," Plus Conversations with T-Bone Burnett, Next BIG Nashville's Jason Wilkins, and Author Jay Frank

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Basically, The Other Side Of Zero -- the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult -- is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals.

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Peaceful Warrior Ric O'Barry Speaks Out on Taiji Dolphin Slaughters

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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The annual dolphin hunt that claims more than 20,000 innocent cetacean lives every year kicked off in the coastal village of Taiji, Japan on September 1st.

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'The Cove' Star Cancels Trip To Taiji Amid Threats, Annual Japanese Dolphin Slaughter Begins

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — The star of "The Cove," an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese dolphin hunt, is back in Japan to protest the slaughter but had to...

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WATCH: 'Blood Dolphins' Revisits Site Of 'The Cove' Where Dolphin Slaughter Continues

Posted 05.25.2011

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Activist Ric O'Barry first shocked the world by exposing Japan's annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins when he made the Academy-Award winning docu...

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PHOTOS: Cow, Lion, Sloth and Bear Whisperers and 6 More Stunning Animal Charmers

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Whether you believe in pet psychics or dog whisperers, lion charmers or human communion with dolphins, we here at HuffPost Green support anyone who gi...

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Blood Still Flows at The Cove

Leilani Münter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The little town with the big secret is set to turn their cove crimson again September 1st. I am flying to Japan where I will join Ric O'Barry, the voice for the 23,000 dolphins slaughtered every year.

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Japanese Mayor Defends Dolphin Hunts: 'We Are Not Going To Change Our Plans'

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAIJI, Japan — As children in inner tubes bob on the calm waters of this small ocean cove, a 550-pound (250-kilogram) dolphin zips through the c...

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'The Cove' Director Louie Psihoyos To Shoot 3D Mass Extinction Documentary

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS), the nonprofit organization that brought moviegoers The Cove, is working on its next film project, The Singing ...

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