Article Archive for 24 June 2008

Japan holds whale activists without charge
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign, General on 24 June 2008
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www.greenpeace.org Japanese police have arrested two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal involving the government-sponsored whaling programme. The two activists, Junichi Sato, 31, and Toru Suzuki, 41, are being investigated for allegedly stealing a box of whale meat which they presented as evidence. : We requested an investigation into the scandal, and the [...]

Oil and Water Still Don’t Mix
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign on 24 June 2008
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Oil and Water Still Don’t Mix: Stop Offshore Oil Drilling in Fragile Marine Areas; Protect Our Coral Reefs with a Sustainable Energy Policy “The nation’s anger over rising gas prices has produced some theatrics at the White House, in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail,” reports H. Josef Hebert of the Associated Press. “But [...]

Envirofest 2008 @ Singapore
By solonavi
Posted in General on 24 June 2008
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Time: 11 am-8 pm Venue: Toa Payoh Amphitheatre (in front of Toa Payoh Community Library) Website: http://www.kolamayeryouths.sg/envirofest2008/ Contact: boonwah_chan@KolamAyerYouths.sg Envirofest is a platform for local environmental groups to showcase their conservation efforts and publicize their activities so as to raise awareness among the general public of Singapore. It also hopes to build a network that [...]