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In Japan, fishermen round up and slaughter hundreds and even thousands of dolphins and other small whales each year. In the small fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase. Once trapped inside the cove, the fishermen kill the dolphins, slashing their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. The water turns red with their blood, and the air fills with their screams. [...] About this talk In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case. About Jeremy Jackson A leader in the study of the ecology and evolution of marine [...] Images of BP oil spill ongoing global environmental dissaster Controled burn, does anybody really believe BP has any control over anything. This is a environmental disaster that is growing bigger and bigger with every waking minuete. What will happen next, nobody really knows. It seems that since this catastrophy first spilled fourth onto our screens and news sites, [...] Last week, under an article about oil in the Huffington Post, a very heartwarming comment appeared that has since been forwarded between Greenpeace staff members around the world. I’m reproducing it here with permission: “I used to just write letters about green causes to my representatives or to the newspapers, recycled like most [...] Blogpost by Brian – June 30, 2010 at 5:06 PM : Greenpeace blog. I don’t know about you, but the leaders I want to follow aren’t the ones who say it’s too hard to break the world’s addiction to dirty energy. The politicians I want to elect aren’t bought off by oil lobbyists. The [...] Today in oil: all that is wrong with politics Politicians and governments seem to be learning all the wrong lessons from the Gulf oil spill so far – or not learning anything at all. Three examples: In Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal has been criticising the federal government for not acting quickly enough, and wants [...] I am happy to be able to send this message from Tokyo to you today and thank you for your support. Greenpeace has been peacefully protesting for environmental protection for decades. What started in one man’s front room in Vancouver, before I was even born, is now a global force for good. You’re helping to keep that history and tradition alive. But as my colleague Toru Suzuki and I know all too well, speaking up for our fragile earth can pose serious risks. [...] Rome, Italy : WWF applauds Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States for this week’s statement reconfirming commitments to urgently establishing a science-based recovery and management plan for overexploited stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna. But the global conservation organization is surprised at the absence of the European Union, whose fleets catch most of the fish, in backing the statement. [...] More than fifty governments have vowed to stem tropical forest loss in efforts to fight climate change by forming a major new partnership. Government leaders meeting for the Oslo Forest and Climate Conference on Thursday agreed to increase efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), pledging initially over USD 4 billion for these activities. [...] Our emissions of carbon dioxide threaten to alter the very chemistry of sea water and change life in our oceans within the span of a single human lifetime. An animation by Leo Murray for Greenpeace. [...] |
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