Feb
04
2010
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 [...]
Tags: baby harp seals, Canada, canadian seal hunt, Carl Hiaasen, sea shepherd
Jan
30
2010
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, we [...]
Tags: Environment, sea shepherd, Taiji, the cove
Aug
20
2009
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 suspend their relationship [...]
Tags: Australia, Broome, dolphin slaughter, dolphins, Environment, Ian Campbell, Japan, sea shepherd, Taiji, the cove
Jul
09
2009
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 judged [...]
Tags: activism, Alex Cornelissen, Environment, Farley Mowat, harp seals, paul watson, Peter Hammarstedt, sea shepherd
Feb
13
2009
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
Tags: maori, New Zealand, paul watson, sea shepherd, whaling
Feb
09
2009
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 [...]
Tags: Bitter End, Environment, sea shepherd, Steve Irwin, whaling
Nov
05
2008
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 [...]
Tags: Animal Planet, Environment, sea shepherd, Whale Wars
Oct
06
2008
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 a campaign [...]
Tags: Environment, sea shepherd, whales
Aug
15
2008
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 [...]
Tags: Environment, sea shepherd
Mar
13
2008
The last post in this blog was raving about how wonderful Paul Watson is. And this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7294564.stm
is why we need him, more like him, legions of people willing to do what he does. Because they will not stop, the whalers. And I still cannot figure out why.
Tags: Environment, sea shepherd
Mar
08
2008
When I have gotten older, and the boys have grown up and moved on to adventures of their own, I want to be Paul Watson’s henchman.
Y‘know, people talk all the time about how “when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple“, and they expect you to get all old and eccentric and [...]
Tags: Environment, musings, sea shepherd