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Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland

Prominent anti-whaling campaigner and veteran environmental activist Paul Watson has been detained on an Interpol Red Notice in Greenland.

2024-07-23 01:23

Quota for big Pacific bluefin tuna to rise 50% amid stock recovery

An international body managing Pacific bluefin tuna stocks agreed Tuesday to raise the annual quota for catching the fish, typically consumed as sashimi and sushi, by 50 percent for those weighing 30 kilograms or more, as their numbers have been rebounding, t…

2024-07-16 21:56

Japan's Pacific bluefin tuna catch quotas set to rise

The bluefin tuna population has been recovering in recent years from overfishing.

2024-07-16 06:30

International talks on bluefin tuna catches begin in Japan

Japan is seeking to more than double the annual quota for large bluefin tuna in the central and western Pacific and increase the quota for smaller fish by 30%.

2024-07-11 04:30

United Airlines plane returns to Japan airport for emergency landing

A United Airlines plane bound for Guam on Sunday returned to Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture for an emergency landing after detecting a system malfunction during the flight, the transport ministry said. Flight 136, a Boeing 737 aircraft, made the return lan…

2024-07-07 22:20

Citizens Fear Danger To Rare Japanese Salamander From Mega Solar

Though a local issue of Japan, the situation raises a broader question: Are mega solar projects safe for local biodiversity?

2024-09-14 10:15

Electric Shipping — Looking at the Numbers, Where We Are Today

A recent article by Zachary Shahan, “Largest Battery-Electric Container Ship Now Operating — You Know Where,” represents an interesting case study for electric shipping. It refers to earlier articles in which Michael Barnard reported on the case of the COSCO …

2024-09-06 11:16

Rare RT Airfares From New Jersey to 24 (or possibly more) Less-Known Cities Across ENTIRE Japan for $721 with 1 Free Checked Bag on United Airlines (Travel Sept - Nov 2024) (0 replies)

This is extremely rare (and pretty amazing)....United Airlines and partner ANA (All Nippon Airways) have rare round trip airfares travelling from New Jersey (EWR) to all these lesser-known cities up a ...

2024-08-27 15:58