Aug 27 2010
If the Oceans Die, We Die
Yet another reason to love Captain Watson.
Archive for the tag 'sea shepherd'
Aug 07 2010
Captain Paul Watson Interview in WA
OK, this was brilliant. Mainstream media meets media manipulation pro. I’m not familiar with the Buddha aspect he mentions, and he says it too fast for me to catch it. Can anyone (har har har) enlighten me?
Jul 22 2010
Italy for Whales!
Considering our family’s Italian dual citizenship, this entry from Sea Shepherd made me quite happy: The Steve Irwin Visits Italy The Steve Irwin arrived today in La Spezia, Italy, for a brief visit and a fundraising event. The crew were greeted with a huge welcoming banner. This marks the first time that a Sea Shepherd [...]
Jul 15 2010
Sea Shepherd at the Gulf
I still can’t talk about this. But here’s Sea Shepherd’s Steve Roest’s commentary on his recent flyover of the devastation.
Jun 22 2010
Screw You, Furuno
This in, from Sea Shepherd: Furuno Inc. Supports the Slaughter of the Whales The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society does not hold Japanese companies or Japanese citizens responsible for Japan’s illegal slaughter of the world’s whales. When people have complained that we have Japanese equipment on our bridge, we have always answered that we cannot victimize individual [...]
Jun 15 2010
Just Stop It — Whaling
This in from the Humane Society: Whales are running out of time. Their fate will be decided in just days. Watch Pierce Brosnan’s new ad, which urges the Obama Administration to save these animals from commercial whalers. Then please make a special donation to get it on the air in key markets in the United [...]
Feb 04 2010
Baby Seal Hunt? Still? Really?
Anyone who’s read this blog for more than a few days knows I adore Paul Watson. But clearly he’s feeling a bit put out that he’s still, fercryingoutloud, having to talk about the Canadian seal hunt, which is barbarism and butchery on a truly rattling scale. I couldn’t resist sharing this latest tirade, where The [...]
Jan 30 2010
Watching The Cove
I finally did it. As a mom of three small kids, I don’t get out much, and despite having promoted the screenings of the film “The Cove”, I never actually got the chance to go, myself. I had to wait for it to be available on Netflix, fercryingoutloud. But wait I did, and watch it, [...]
Aug 20 2009
An action request for my Australian readers
UPDATE: They did it!!! A big thanks to Broome, Australia Broome, Australia booted their twisted sister city of Taiji this weekend. This is an exciting step toward ending the dolphin drives! Thank you to the citizens of Broome for sending many many letters to the council, and to the Shire’s councillors for voting unanimously to [...]
Jul 09 2009
The Realm of the Ridiculous
There are days when I think the world with regards to finance, government, and the things that directly impact my life has gone utterly mad. And then, there are days when I know it to be a fact: Canuck Kangaroo Court Condemns Seal Savers Captain Alex Cornelissen and 1st Officer Peter Hammarstedt have now been [...]
Feb 13 2009
The Outspoken Captain
I adore Paul Watson, for many reasons, but this particular diatribe is just priceless. A Kiwi Corporate Whore in the Land of the Rising Sun
Feb 09 2009
An Overtaking Situation
Update: Here’s what Captain Watson has to say about it: Steve Irwin Suffers Second Collision with the Japanese Fleet From the Spectacular Capt. Richard J. Rodriguez, over at Bitter End: RULE 13 OVERTAKING (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules [of Part B, Sections I and II / 4 through 18], any vessel overtaking any [...]
Nov 05 2008
Whale Wars!
From the site, http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-081002-1.html, Sea Shepherd is very excited to announce that on Friday, November 7th Animal Planet will premiere Whale Wars at 9 PM ET/PT in the US, and internationally in early 2009. During Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo in 2007/08, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board a campaign [...]
Oct 06 2008
Whale Wars
This just in, from Sea Shepherd: Sea Shepherd is very excited to announce that on Friday, November 7th Animal Planet will premiere Whale Wars at 9 PM ET/PT in the US, and internationally in early 2009. During Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo in 2007/08, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board [...]
Aug 15 2008
Operation Musashi Begins
Y‘all know I’m a Paul Watson fan. So it’s with great glee I announce the launch of Operation Musashi, this year’s Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary/Antarctic whale protection campaign. From the press release: This year’s campaign, Sea Shepherd’s fifth campaign to Antarctic waters, will be called Operation Musashi in reference to the legendary Japanese strategist, Miyamoto [...]
