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The Cold War Over the Hottest of Blood

Paul Watson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Sea Shepherd, Yushin Maru, International Whaling Commission, Antarctica, Steve Irwin, Ernest Shackleton, Animal Planet, Whale Wars, Whaling, Japanese-Whaling, Sir Robert Scott, Paul Watson, Green News
Paul Watson

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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The Cove: Why Is the Japanese Government Hell-Bent on Killing Dolphins?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Taiji, International Whaling Commission, Dolphins in Captivity, Dolphin Hunting, Dolphin Killing, Save Japan's Dolphins, Whaling, The Cove, Flippertv, Hayden Panettiere Dolphins, Flipper, Fishing, Illegal-Fishing, Overfishing, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Filmmakers can't really figure out why Japanese fishermen and the Japanese government are still hell-bent on killing dolphins.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Flipper Agonists: Louie Psihoyos on The Cove

Dan Persons | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oceanic Preservation Society, Aquariums, Sea Parks, Ric O'Barry, Flipper, An Inconvenient Truth, Mercury Poisoning, Whaling, Whales, Japan, Movies, Interview, Activism, Mercury, Louie Psihoyos, Sea World, Al Gore, Dolphins, The Cove, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

In Taiji, Japan, dolphins are herded into an isolated cove. The best get sold to sea parks and aquariums, the rest are killed for their meat. The Cove exposes the atrocity to the world.

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Vandals On The Side of The Angels: How Far Is Too Far?

Eric Lurio | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Documentaries, International Law, Documentaries, International Whaling Commission, Piracy, Whaling, New Movies, Japan Whaling, Flipper, The Cove, Sea Shepherds, Entertainment News
Eric Lurio

I am not a fan of whaling and have long supported the ban, but what Sea Shepherd and its friends have been doing, has been mostly ineffective and somewhat counterproductive.

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Whale Hunting Sought By Denmark

The Copenhagen Post | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: International Whaling Commission, Humpback Whale, Whale Meat, Whaling Quota, Whaling, Green, Fin Whale Hunting, Fin Whales, Whales, Fin Whale, Whale Hunting, Denmark, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Denmark Whaling Quota, Animal, Animals, World News

At the annual International Whaling Commission meeting this week, Denmark has applied to include humpback whales in the hunting quota for Greenland D...

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Whaling Talks Stalled: Situation Is 'Fragile'

AP | BARRY HATTON | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Whaling, Animals, Green News

LISBON, Portugal — The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of wh...

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

Ashley Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Whale Wars, Whaling, Whales, Sea-Shepherds, Sea Shepherds, Green News
Ashley Dunn

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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James Bond Goes to Washington -- to Save the Whales

Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Congress, International Whaling Commission, Norway, Japan, Whaling, Whales, Iceland, Global Warming, Epa, Green News
Alex Pasternack

Pierce Brosnan, who spoke at an EPA hearing on Monday, rhapsodized on the connection between whale protection, efforts to fight climate change and "the interconnectedness of life."

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Weather, Vegan Pirates Hinder Japan's Whale Hunt

treehugger.com | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Animals, Whaling, Japan, Green News

Though the target for minke whales was 850, only 679 were caught due to disruptions caused by protestors. Whalers had hoped to catch 50 fin whales, bu...

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Police Board Vegan Pirate Vessel, Seize Video

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Australia, Animal Rights, Vegan, Whaling, Whales, Animals, Japan, Paul Watson, Green News

SYDNEY — Police boarded the ship of a militant anti-whaling group and seized videotapes of violent clashes between the activists and Japanese wh...

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The "Tokyo Two" Go To Trial Over Anti-Whaling Activism

Los Angeles Times | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Tokyo Two, Greenpeace, Whaling, Activism, Japan, Green News

The LA Times reports that the international battle over whaling has moved from places we're used to it -- that is, at sea, in the Antarctic, with pira...

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Sea Shepherd's, Whalers' Boat Collide In Antarctic

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Veganism, Sea Shepherd, Australia, Sea Shepherd Collision, Whales, Whaling, Animals, Japan, Paul Watson, Green News

SYDNEY — A group of radical anti-whaling activists said they were pelted with bloody chunks of whale meat and blubber after their boat collided ...

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Fighting for the Lives of Marine Mammals in The Cove

Joel Reynolds | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: SaveJapanDolphins.Org, International Whaling Commission, Documentaries, Dolphins, Whaling, Film, The Cove, Green News
Joel Reynolds

The Cove is a riveting tale, told with skill, substance, and relentless drama. This movie is a remarkable achievement, and everyone should see it. I hope they'll get the chance.

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Sea Shepherd Attacked By Japanese Whalers In Antarctic

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Australia, Japanese Whaling, Animals, Whaling, Sea Shepherd Attacked, Japan, Green News

SYDNEY — Japanese whalers blasted water from a cannon at conservationists who hurled bottles of rancid butter and paint during a clash Monday in...

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Protesters, Whalers Fight Over Use Of Illegal Weapons

The Japan Times Online | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Environment, Antarctica, Steve Irwin, "Sea Shepherd Conservation Society", Protest, Whaling, Japan, Paul Watson, World News

The hardline antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Monday accused Japanese whalers of using illegal weapons systems to repel its vess...

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Iceland Allows Massive Whalehunt

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Whaling Iceland, Cod Stock, Save the Whales, International Whaling Commission, Whales, Whaling, Ecotourism, Iceland Financial Crisis, Iceland Financial Collapse, Iceland, World News
Iris Erlingsdottir

The worldwide economic crisis is now hitting Iceland harder than any other country. However, eating the country's seed corn is not the solution for our current problems.

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Sea Shepherds Offers Truce If Whalers Go To Court

Reuters | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Australia, Animal Rights, Sea Shepherd Truce Offer, Antarctica, Whaling, Animals, Whales, Japan, Paul Watson, Green News

Anti-whaling activists are prepared to end aggressive protests against Japan's scientific whale cull if Australia or New Zealand agree to challenge th...

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Daryl Hannah Joins Conservationist Pirates, Prepares For Battle With Japanese

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: SS Steve Irwin, Sea Shepherd, Captain Paul Watson, Illegal Whaling, Environment, Daryl Hannah, Pirates, Whaling, Animals, Whales, Paul Watson, Sea Shepherds, Green News

CANBERRA, Australia — A radical conservationist said Wednesday he will not shy away from violent confrontation with Japanese whalers, even thoug...

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"Whale Wars" Show Delivers Green, Vegan Pirate Action

Dave Burdick | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Video, Sea Shepherd, Whaling, Whales, Pirates, Paul Watson, Green News
Dave Burdick

Captain Paul Watson and crew sail about, seeking out the whaling ships, which they follow and harass in hopes of saving whales from what they believe is needless, illegal killing for commercial purposes.

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Whalers Fear Effects Of Off-Shore Drilling

Eric Kroh | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Exploration, Alaska, John McCain, Conocophillips, Alaska Wilderness League, Anwr, Drilling, Oil, Thomas Napageak, Whaling, Barack Obama, Nuiqsut, Offshore Drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Home News
Eric Kroh

McCain and Obama debate offshore drilling but Alaskan whalers whose families have hunted in Arctic waters for centuries witness the environmental impact firsthand, from inevitable spills to routine sonic bombs.

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