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Sea Shepherd :: Namibia Trots Out Old and Useless Tricks to Defend the Seal Slaughter

naturelovinwoman — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:48:00 +0000

April 13, 2012Namibia Trots Out Old and Useless Tricks to Defend the Seal Slaughter Commentary by Captain Paul Watson, Oswald Theart pretends to love a seal. It is an old Wise Use tactic from the Reagan era to create organizations that sound like they are for conservation but, in fact, represent just the opposite. For [...]

Operation Infinite Patience: April 4, 2012 – Sea Shepherd

naturelovinwoman — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:31:02 +0000

Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Operation Infinite Patience: April 4, 2012 Taiji, it’s not goodbye…until the slaughter ends. Harpooned dolphinAs our last week in Taiji came to an end and Operation Infinite Patience 2011-2012 came to a close, four Cove Guardians were met with the return of Campaign Coordinator Scott West and his daughter Elora West. [...]

3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru : TreeHugger

naturelovinwoman — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:53:14 +0000

3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru. Along just one stretch of coastline in Peru, more than 3,000 dead dolphins have washed ashore in just the last 3 months, and the disturbing trend may only be escalating. With the latest discovery of 481 lifeless dolphins there in recent days, residents have begun to [...]

Sea Shepherd :: Scapegoating + Bad Math = Devastation for Federally Protected Sea Lions at the Bonneville Dam

naturelovinwoman — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:49:19 +0000

April 2, 2012 Scapegoating + Bad Math = Devastation for Federally Protected Sea Lions at the Bonneville Dam Article by guest columnist and activist Sandy McElhaney File photoThe concept of scapegoating has been around since the times of the Ancient Greeks. They used the term “pharmakos” to describe a person (often a beggar or criminal) [...]

Citizen Receives Bravery Award for Saving Life in Zion National Parks’ Angels Landing

shadowwolf32 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:06:27 +0000

WASHINGTON – Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently presented the prestigious Citizen’s Award for Bravery to a modest California police detective, David Bavencoff, for his actions to save the life of a hiker in Zion National Park who slipped off Angels Landing Trail. In March 2010, Bavencoff was hiking with his family on [...]

Salt Lake City Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Global Warming

shadowwolf32 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:56:58 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY— Salt Lake City has joined more than a dozen other U.S. cities in urging national leaders to use the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and slow global warming. The city council, in passing a resolution Tuesday night, is the latest city to join the Center for Biological Diversity’s national Clean [...]

Deal breaker | The Salt Lake Tribune

naturelovinwoman — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:04:24 +0000

Deal breaker BLM moves too fast on gas plan First Published Mar 30 2012 01:01 am • Last Updated Mar 30 2012 01:01 am What had the promise of turning into a winning streak for both the environment and Utah’s extractive industries is threatened by a overly aggressive plan to drill some 1,300 new gas [...]

Protect Greater Canyonlands | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

naturelovinwoman — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:39:05 +0000

President Obama CAN protect Greater Canyonlands, but he needs to hear from you! Aron Ralston has told President Obama to protect Greater Canyonlands. Will you? The Greater Canyonlands area is one of the largest, wildest and most stunningly beautiful landscapes in the American West, containing spectacular geologic formations, 10,000-year-old archeological sites and world class [...]

Entangled gray whale freed after dramatic marathon rescue effort

naturelovinwoman — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:32:28 +0000

Monday, March 26, 2012 11:53am PDT Entangled gray whale freed after dramatic marathon rescue effort By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com A whale-watching adventure late Friday off Southern California developed into a dramatic and prolonged rescue effort after a young Pacific gray whale was spotted trailing about 50 feet of a commercial fisherman’s gill-net. A trained disentanglement [...]

Zeer Pot Fridge

shadowwolf32 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:12:22 +0000

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