Whale Wars

Free Paul Watson!

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.17.2012

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While people around the world revere Captain Paul Watson for the stands he takes to save whales, the German government has him under arrest for a 2005 complaint for the very actions millions cheer for each week.

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Pete Bethune and His Holy Warriors, Part 2

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.15.2012

I certainly believe we come from apes, but I also would like to believe we have evolved beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ghandi, and the Dalai Lama all know better. How might our human history be different if they had taken up arms?

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Pete Bethune and His Holy Warriors

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.08.2012

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Have we finally gone mad as a society? Just because Pete Bethune looks good in a wetsuit, has tattoos, and a high "TV-Q" doesn't mean what he does is okay.

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'Confessions Of An Eco-Terrorist' Chronicles Controversial Marine Activist Group

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 04.19.2012

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"The camera is the most powerful weapon ever invented." Captain Paul Watson delivered this well-groomed line by phone to The Huffington Post while ...

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Japan Whalers Ask Judge To Freeze Sea Shepherd Bank Accounts

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle declined to immediately restrain the activities of a Washington state-based anti-whaling group Thursday. ...

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Faroe Islands Whale Slaughter Sparks International Controversy

Deborah Bassett | Posted 09.30.2011

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"Daddy, why do they kill the whales?" Moved by such an innocent question from a child, the team decided to fly to the Faroe Islands to offer an international perspective on the annual bloodbath as showcased in Confessions of a Eco-Terrorist.

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'Whale Wars' Launches Spin-Off

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 09.25.2011

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After patrolling the waters of the Southern Ocean for whaling boats, Paul Watson and other regulars of the hit Animal Planet reality TV show "Whale Wa...

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The 'Whale Wars' Star They Call An 'Eco-Terrorist'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 08.03.2011

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Hidden in the intimate upstairs room of a posh vegan restaurant in New York sat a man deemed an "eco-terrorist." He prefers "eco-terraist." Paul Wa...

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Sea Shepherd: Eco Terrorism or Environmental Justice?

Deborah Bassett | Posted 08.02.2011

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From poking fun at disgruntled vegans to emphasizing the quirky antics used to irritate some of the ocean's greatest foes, Peter J. Brown highlights the trials and tribulations of what it takes to be a genuine eco-warrior on the high seas.

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Activists Head Into War Zone To Protect Bluefin Tuna

AP | DON MELVIN | Posted 07.19.2011

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BRUSSELS — A U.S.-based organization of environmental activists plans to steam into Libyan waters to stop poachers from netting bluefin tuna. T...

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Sea Shepherd Activists Outrun Somali Pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Deborah Bassett | Posted 07.10.2011

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As a Quartermaster aboard the Steve Irwin, I was aware of the potential risks involved on this particular voyage due to the increasingly grim reality and frequency of piracy attacks off the horn of Africa.

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Activists Protest In Defense of Threatened La Jolla Seals

Andy Stepanian | Posted 07.06.2011

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As many as one hundred Southern California conservationists and animal rights activists are expected to stage a protest march on Saturday, May 7, to demand adequate protections for a seal colony in La Jolla, CA

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Sea Shepherd: Mission Accomplished in Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, I spent a week aboard The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessels after they successfully shut down Japanese whaling operations in the southern ocean whale sanctuary -- a victory 7 years in the making.

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Tears for the Land of the Rising Sun

Paul Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sea Shepherd crew headed for high ground when they saw the waters receding. They spent a very cold night on a hill and had no choice but to watch the total obliteration of the town below them.

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Japan Suspends Whaling Due To Harassment From Activists

AP/The Huffington Post | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by a conservationist group, a government official...

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Anti-Whaling Group Launches Innovative iPhone App

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new iPhone application gives a positive new meaning to the term "armchair activist," offering users the opportunity to take part in Sea Shepherd's high stakes campaign.

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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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Animal Ovations: 24th Genesis Awards Winners

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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At The Humane Society, our mission statement is "Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty," but a corollary principle is celebrating people who do remarkable things for animals. The Genesis Awards is built around that idea.

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Curious about 'The Whale?' Read the Book

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Philip Hoare pays eloquent tribute to the beauty, power, and history of the sea's mightiest creatures. Can readers who have discovered the elegance and mystery of whales ever again enjoy a seaquarium?

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The Cold War Over the Hottest of Blood

Paul Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sea Shepherd crew is doing what governments should be doing, but refuse to do themselves, because of the threats of trade retaliation from Japan.

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Iceland Is New Front In Whale Wars

nytimes.com | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Japan's whale hunt in stormy southern seas wrapped for the season, the battle over efforts by a handful of countries to expand whale hunts has ...

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I Wasn't Ready to Drown, So I Prepared to Abandon Ship

Ashley Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a war situation, the unwritten law is that cameramen are neutral and "off limits" to soldiers. In this battle, the whalers saw the crew of Whale Wars as fair game.

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Whale Wars - Eco-Terrorism as Reality TV

Richard Spilman | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Whale Wars presents a simplistic case of us against them, the noble environmentalists against the evil whalers, the reality, of course, is not so black and white.

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Advertisement: Watch Whale Wars on Animal Planet (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Plan Would Save Antarctic Whales At Expense Of Australian Whales

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 05.25.2011

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CANBERRA, Australia — The International Whaling Commission may ease its ban on commercial whaling to allow Japan to hunt whales off its coast in...

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