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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 [...]

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. 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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]