The Cold War Over the Hottest of Blood
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.
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.
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green
Filmmakers can't really figure out why Japanese fishermen and the Japanese government are still hell-bent on killing dolphins.
Dan Persons | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Eric Lurio | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment
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.
The Copenhagen Post | Posted 07.25.2009 | World
At the annual International Whaling Commission meeting this week, Denmark has applied to include humpback whales in the hunting quota for Greenland D...
AP | BARRY HATTON | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green
LISBON, Portugal — The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of wh...
Ashley Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green
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.
Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green
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."
treehugger.com | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green
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...
AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green
SYDNEY — Police boarded the ship of a militant anti-whaling group and seized videotapes of violent clashes between the activists and Japanese wh...
Los Angeles Times | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.19.2009 | Green
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...
AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green
SYDNEY — A group of radical anti-whaling activists said they were pelted with bloody chunks of whale meat and blubber after their boat collided ...
Joel Reynolds | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
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.
AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green
SYDNEY — Japanese whalers blasted water from a cannon at conservationists who hurled bottles of rancid butter and paint during a clash Monday in...
The Japan Times Online | Posted 03.05.2009 | World
The hardline antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Monday accused Japanese whalers of using illegal weapons systems to repel its vess...
Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.02.2009 | World
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.
Reuters | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green
Anti-whaling activists are prepared to end aggressive protests against Japan's scientific whale cull if Australia or New Zealand agree to challenge th...
AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green
CANBERRA, Australia — A radical conservationist said Wednesday he will not shy away from violent confrontation with Japanese whalers, even thoug...
Dave Burdick | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green
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.
Eric Kroh | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home
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.
Paul Watson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green