By David Kirby10 September 2014 (takepart.com) – While the world’s attention focuses on Japan’s annual dolphin-killing season under way in Taiji, Iceland has been quietly escalating the hunting of endangered fin whales. But no one seems to be paying much attention, according to a report released Wednesday on the eve of the annual meeting of […]
9 September 2014 (BBC News) – Tens of thousands of people are still stranded in Indian-administered Kashmir after the worst floods in half a century. With road and communication links cut off, the Indian military is using helicopters and boats to reach those in distress. The BBC’s Sanjoy Majumder was on board a relief flight […]
By Ludovica Iaccino9 September 2014 (IBT) – Four anti-logging activists have been slain in Peru, officials have said. The four men, who belonged to the Ashaninka community, were on their way to Brazil to attend a meeting on how to prevent illegal logging in Peru. According to other activists, the men had received several death […]
By Jon Queally for Common Dreams27 August 2014 (MintPress News) – Climate change is here. Climate change is now. Climate change will be significantly more dangerous, deadly, and expensive if nothing is done to correct humanity’s course, but aspects of future shifts are probably already irreversible. That’s the assessment of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel […]
By Alissa Walker28 August 2014 (Gizmodo) – Although 81 percent of the state is experiencing an “extreme drought,” for many parts of California there is no apparent water shortage. Visit the highest-income neighborhoods and you’ll see lush lawns and sparkling fountains defiantly sucking our lifeblood from the Earth. Apparently, the rich will do whatever it […]
By Jeremy Hance2 September 2014 (mongabay.com) – A consortium of companies—North Queensland Bulk Ports, GVK Hancock and Adani Group—have announced they are giving up on a hugely-controversial plan to dump five million tonnes of dredged sediment in the Great Barrier Reef. The plans ran into considerable opposition from environment, conservation, and tourism groups who feared […]
By Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer 4 September 2014 (Associated Press) – BP shares slumped 5 percent after a judge ruled that the oil giant’s reckless conduct led to the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, a decision that could cost BP an additional $17.6 billion. BP shares fell $2.72, or 5.7 percent, to $44.99 around […]
By Sharon Begley; Editing by Ken Wills4 September 2014 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rates of adult obesity increased in six U.S. states and fell in none last year, and in more states than ever – 20 – at least 30 percent of adults are obese, according to an analysis released on Thursday. The conclusions were […]
TAIJI, Wakayama Prefecture, 2 September 2014 (Asahi Shimbun) – This coastal community’s annual dolphin hunt kicked off Sept. 1, and foreign anti-whaling activists were out in force to protest the slaughter as dozens of police officers stood by to keep the peace. Taiji is regarded as the cradle of traditional whaling in Japan. Ever since […]
By Captain Paul Watson30 August 2014 Faroes Update Total Sea Shepherd Arrests 17 All taken by helicopter to Torshaven. Number of whales murdered: 33. Cheering adults and kids on the scene celebrating the death of the whales and the arrests, All excellent images for the case we intend to build against Denmark. Crew arrested from […]
