The Minke Connection

Monday, 15 June 2015

World Meat Free Day

Today is the first ever World Meat Free Day! A chance to challenge industrial ag and reduce our environmental impact.

If 10 million people chose to eat plant-based for just one day, it would save:

- 5,700 acres of land - Enough water to fill 5,000 Olympic sized swimming pools
- As much CO2 as it would take to drive around the world 2,438 times

So take the challenge! Pledge to join World Meat Free Day >> http://grnpc.org/IgDe0

Or create your own challenge to help fix our broken food system >> http://grnpc.org/IgDe6

Saturday, 13 June 2015

California Coastal Commission Votes Unanimously for Year-Round Protection of La Jolla Seals

Wednesday brought another victory for Pacific harbor seals in San Diego! The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously for a year-round rope to be in place on Casa Beach (also known as La Jolla’s Children’s Pool) for the next four years to protect vulnerable seals from human interference.

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2015/06/12/california-coastal-commission-votes-unanimously-for-year-round-protection-of-la-jolla-seals-1702

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Reject Japan's Latest "Scientific" Whale Killing Plan

Japan plans to kill 333 minke whales every year for the next 12 years under the guise of "scientific research".

Please sign the petion and help stop this!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/246/070/664/urge-the-international-whaling-commission-to-not-allow-japan-to-whale-under-the-guise-of-science/?cid=fb_campaigns_Japanwhaling&src=campaigns_fb&campaign=Japanwhaling

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

SeaWorld's Attendance Just Plummeted Faster Than Any Other Major Theme Park's

The public are voting with their feet!

https://www.thedodo.com/seaworld-attendance-tanks-1184949508.html

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Stop This Canadian Company from Bullying El Salvador

El Salvador put a halt to a mining company's activites for enviromental reasons. Now the company is trying to bully them.

http://www.care2.com/causes/stop-this-canadian-company-from-bullying-el-salvador.html

Friday, 5 June 2015

Global warming may cause largest ocean species migration in 3 million years

Global warming is real, is happening, and has unexpected consequences.

http://mashable.com/2015/06/01/global-warming-huge-oceans-shift/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_term=migration,oceans&utm_campaign=Oceans&__surl__=IgDYt&__ots__=1433451422915&__step__=1

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Reserve poacher gets 'soft penalty'

WHAT!!!

Come on NZ courts, the penalties handed out to those who rape our coastline are pathetic and not a deterrent. Time to harden up and hand out harsher consequences.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11458920

Overview

Why are the Japanese killing protected sperm whales???

From the high seas off New Zealand to the intricate demands in the city of Tokyo, The Minke Connection is a spellbinding saga. Matching business versus environmentalism, big organizations versus small and expectation versus experience.

Greenpeace discover that the Japanese research whaling fleet are killing more than the Minke whale. They send American born Canadian John Daroux, lecturer and adventurer, and Carrie Ardley, whale researcher, to investigate. Boarding the factory ship in mid ocean, John finds irrefutable evidence, almost loses his life and becomes Carrie’s lover. Together, John and Carrie go to Tokyo where they evade being poisoned, survive being frozen alive and endure being followed by the dreaded yakusa. The arrival of Greenpeace chief, Mark Stafford, and his beautiful associate, Petra van de Roer, initiates a counter attack that requires John and Carrie to act as bait. Desperate measures are called for as they endeavor to outwit Takeshi Fujiwara, leader of the cult, League of Blood. John and Carrie are captured and tortured. Time is critical. John Daroux must use all his wits and knowledge to save the Sperm whales and himself. Can they succeed?

John Daroux……New Age intellectual, martial arts exponent and Reki master, he takes on the project unprepared for the tests he will experience. While he can handle the threats and challenges from the Japanese, can he handle the passion aroused by Carrie Ardley?

Carrie Ardley……young, attractive Greenpeace technician, committed to saving whales, takes on this task as an adventure. Fiercely attracted to John Daroux, she suffers torture and finds that he puts the project above her well being. Can she ever forgive him?

Mark Stafford……competent, urbane chief of Greenpeace, he takes on his biggest challenge when he confronts the League of Blood and tries to unravel the reason why the giant trading company, Mosaka Corporation, is killing the protected Sperm whales. Can he overcome the threats?

Takeshi Fujiwara……one of Japan’s most powerful businessmen, and chairman of Mosaka Corporation, he controls the lives of many. He holds a secret that dates back many centuries and the time for action is now. Can he succeed or will the persistent efforts of the foreign controlled environmental “do-gooder” Greenpeace upset his carefully prepared plans?