Archive for October 18th, 2006
Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling: A Note & Pictures from George McCallum
Posted by jennifer, October 18th, 2006 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 131
The Icelandic Fisheries Ministry has declared that Iceland will resume commercial whaling with a catch of 30 minke whales and 9 Fin whales. George McCallum explains the implications both nationally and internationally:
“Iceland will become only the second country to openly conduct commercial whaling under International Whaling Commission (IWC) objection and this may very [...]
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Charting a New Road from Coorain: On Drought in Australia
Posted by jennifer, October 18th, 2006 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Drought
Comments: 20
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has just announced a $350 million extension to the government’s drought relief measures and for the first time offering the same aid to Australian irrigators as well crop and dairy farmers.
Farmers become eligible if the drought is a one in 20 or 25-year event and results in a substantial [...]

