Japan whaling operator sues Sea Shepherd
Japan’s whaling authorities said on Dec. 9 they are suing militant environmentalist group Sea Shepherd and its head in the United States in a bid to stop them interfering in the annual whale hunt. It is the first time that Japan has attempted legal action abroad against anti-whaling campaigners, who have sometimes used extreme methods against ships involved in the hunt, carried out under rules that allow research whaling.
Indian environmentalist wins award
Dr. Ashok Khosla OBE, one of the world’s leading experts on the environment and sustainable development, has been awarded the 2011 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal.
Late Kenyan activist Maathai lauded
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai’s memory was honored at an event on the sidelines of the 17th Convention of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) climate change talks in Durban on Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined famed environmentalist Jane Goodall in paying tribute to Maathai and her work in conservation and fighting deforestation in Africa.
Brazilian bill weakens Amazon protection Agricultural lobby praises passed law, but it could encourage deforestation.
The Brazilian Senate passed a bill yesterday that could affect global climate change as well as Brazil’s credibility as a nation committed to reducing deforestation. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a new forest code, which eases regulations on how private landowners must preserve native forest.
Women turn waste into wealth in Indian Kerala state
The Lawrence Peak Oil Plan is Finished
In April 2007, Films for Action screened the documentary entitled, The End of Suburbia, to an audience of 180 people, and launched a campaign to have the Lawrence City Commission create a Peak Oil Task force, which would study the local impacts of peak oil and propose recommendations for the city to take action on.
