tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601105020937113183.post2002287944290623055..comments2009-12-04T08:24:16.523-08:00Comments on Save The Whales Please: Secret Japan Deal To Trade Whale KillsWhalewatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603648224851365323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601105020937113183.post-59694136863936368402009-03-04T06:13:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:13:00.000-08:00HOT OF THE PRESSES!Days before the International W...HOT OF THE PRESSES!<BR/><BR/>Days before the International Whaling Commission meets to discuss a proposed shift in direction that could overturn a quarter-century-old ban on commercial whaling, Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States sent a petition signed by tens of thousands of people to President Barack Obama and Secretary of Commerce Nominee Gary Locke to instruct the U.S. delegation at IWC to oppose all forms of non-subsistence whaling. William Hogarth, the U.S. Commissioner to the IWC, is the champion of the controversial proposal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601105020937113183.post-78808206502174404542009-03-04T06:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:08:00.000-08:00DENMARK REFUSES TO STOP KILLINGThe European Union ...DENMARK REFUSES TO STOP KILLING<BR/><BR/>The European Union will begin negotiations to reach a unified stance for the upcoming negotiations of the International Whaling Commission. Denmark will be voting against the EU official line on whaling, due to concerns over the effect of rejecting Greenland’s increased whale quota amendment. However, the Danish government has made it clear that a block vote against whaling in general, let alone increased quota requests, will very probably be the outcome from other EU member states votes.<BR/><BR/>But as much as the European Commission is working towards a common EU policy on whaling and a continuation of the current EU ban on whaling for member states, the EU itself is not a member of the IWC, and therefore can not directly negotiate for EU countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com