On AlterNet: whales

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "whales"

Has Japan's Dolphin Slaughter Been Prevented?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 1, 2009.

Media presence in Taiji seems to be keeping the dolphin killers at bay -- for now.

'The Cove:' Japan Has a Dark Secret It Hopes the World Will Never See

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. August 6, 2009.

Suspenseful and shocking film exposes the slaughter of tens of thousands of dolphins and the billion-dollar industry that profits from selling them.

Palin's War on Wildlife Takes to the Sea

AKMuckraker, Huffington Post. October 21, 2008.

It's not just the demise polar bears and wolves that Palin is gunning for if it means profits for oil and gas.

Bush OKs Navy Use of Sonar to Kill Whales, Other Mammals

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog. January 16, 2008.

"The president's action is an attack on the rule of law," said Joel Reynolds, director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at the NRDC.

Thoughts on the Frenzied Errant Whale Saga

Will Durst, AlterNet. June 4, 2007.

Here's some advice for the people in charge that might come in handy the next time a couple of ocean going behemoths appear in waters in which you don't think they belong: leave them alone.