It's official, Norway is planning to kill many more minke whales this season. The 2006 minke whale quote for Norway was officially set last December, the season started on the 1st April. The quota is much higher than for previous years. Here are … [Read more...] about Norway to Kill More Whales
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Scientific Whaling: Podcast from Dana Centre
Members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) voted in 1982 to ban commercial whaling beginning in the 1985-86 season. Since 1992, the IWC Scientific Committee has unsuccessfully requested that the Commission lift the moratorium and allow … [Read more...] about Scientific Whaling: Podcast from Dana Centre
8783 Percent of Amazon Rainforest Intact?
Michael Duffy interviewed James Smith from the BBC, on ABC radio earlier this week, about his documentary 'Battle for the Amazon', which will be will be screen on SBS TV tomorrow, Sunday 23 April at 8.30pm.
Duffy remarks at his website:
"In the … [Read more...] about 8783 Percent of Amazon Rainforest Intact?
Another Letter to the Canadian PM: Does 90 Automatically Trump 60?
Not so long ago I republished a letter from 60 'global warming skeptics' who wrote to the new Prime Minister of Canada asking for more public consultation on climate change issues and explaining that climate change can be natural, click here to read … [Read more...] about Another Letter to the Canadian PM: Does 90 Automatically Trump 60?
West Papua Is Resource Rich: Esther Pan
Ms. Marohasy, I am writing from the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York. We wanted to alert you to a piece we recently published which might be of interest to your readership. It is on the recent protests over natural resources in Papua -- a … [Read more...] about West Papua Is Resource Rich: Esther Pan
Boincing to Oblivion: Warwick Hughes
Dear Jennifer, I hope you are going to comment on the BOINC disaster. See my post at; http://www.warwickhughes.com/blog/?p=39#more-39 With links to where they have had to announce a major error. Coolwire 11 in Feb 2005 with perhaps a prescient … [Read more...] about Boincing to Oblivion: Warwick Hughes