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Fin whale meat ship successfully stopped in Hamburg

"As long as the Government does not stop the transit of whale meat, it is a partner in crime in the hunt for endangered fin whales. An appeal by the German Government to all ports to voluntarily ban whale meat is not enoug...

First-of-its-kind Liquefied Natural Gas Export Facility Threatens Chesapeake Bay, Worsens Climate Change

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Tropical storm Hanna over Chesapeake Bay in 2008.

House Republicans Reject 'Massive' Immigration Bill

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are rejecting the sweeping immigration reform bill passed in the Senate. Leaders of the Republican majority say they plan to take a step-by-step approach aimed at sl...

Indonesia: trade unionists demand decent wages and better promotion prospects

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