Pitch to sign off on shark nets
Andrew Potts
ENVIRONMENTALISTS say the time has come to ditch shark nets during whale migration periods or risk the future of our largest marine mammals.
A petition of 2246 signatures has been submitted to the Gold Coast City Council, demanding the controversial 11 nets be removed each year between August and October at the peak of the southern migration when hundreds of humpback whales make the journey along Australia’s east coast.
If approved, it would bring the region into line with NSW …
Gold Coast Bulletin News – 12:01am October 21, 2013
www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2…
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Anthrax plot claims led to 1990s FBI probe of PETA
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – FBI documents show that the agency investigated People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in the late 1990s after hearing claims that the group was planning an anthrax attack …
WRIC – Oct 20, 2013 4:38 PM
www.wric.com/story/23738468/an…
More information:
Anthrax plot allegations prompted FBI to investigate PETA in late 1990s
www.washingtonpost.com/local/a…
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Jailed Greenpeace Activists Complain of Rats in Cells
By Daniel Greenfield
Apparently they like ( blazingcatfur.blogspot.de/2013… ) whales and dolphins, but not rats ( www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic… ).
Dutch female activist Faiza Oulahsen revealed in a letter that she is held in ‘in a dirty cell, alone, isolated from the rest’ …
FrontPage Magazine – October 20, 2013
frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfi…
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Sugar’s effect on the environment
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss
Dear EarthTalk: I saw an article on sugar’s effects on the environment. Has anyone compared different sweeteners (artificial or natural) for their environmental impacts? —Terri Oelrich, via e-mail …
The Ridgefield Press – October 20, 2013
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Spanish trawler scuttled for illegal fishing
Lead2, National News
A SPANISH fishing boat has been fined €5,000 for illegally fishing off the coast of Africa.
The vessel was reported by environmental group Greenpeace, which campaigns against the exploitation of African fish stocks …
Olive Press – October 20, 2013 at 8:02 am
www.theolivepress.es/spain-new…
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