Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Protesters Sue Japanese Whalers

An anti-whaling group sues Japanese whalers in federal court in Oregon for ramming its protest vessel and causing it to sink in frigid waters off Antarctica three years ago. The whalers have said that the group, Sea Shepherd, was responsible for the accident. [OregonLive]

Eighteen men are said to be dead in a methane explosion in a coal mine in Russia?s Komi region. [Associated Press]

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass., loses off-site power again just hours after it was restored following a cutoff during Friday night?s snowstorm. [The Boston Globe]

Canada?s natural resources minister says his country will have to convince the United States that it is serious about fighting climate change if it is to win approval of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Secretary of State John Kerry has indicated that a decision will come in the near term. [The Globe and Mail]

Source: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/on-our-radar-protesters-sue-japanese-whalers/?partner=rss&emc=rss

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