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Iceland, Norway, and Japan are brutally killing whales… Philip Radford, Greenpeace

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Shot by a harpoon that explodes inside of your body. Dragged backwards until you drown in your own blood. This isn’t a medieval torture scene; this is the fate of hunted whales.

It’s sickening that it still happens, but we’re so close to ending commercial whaling once and for all.

Please donate now and help us raise $25,000 by October 3 to end this terrible slaughter. We need just 15donors from Washington to make this happen.

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Just days ago, your letters led President Obama to impose diplomatic sanctions on Iceland for their fin whale hunt!

Now, the urgency to step up our pressure immediately is clear. With your help we’ll use every method possible to protect whales, push the Obama administration to impose trade sanctions on Iceland, and press for reforms in the International Whaling Commission to stop the whale hunt. Yet, we simply can’t do this without you.

Three countries: Iceland, Norway, and Japan, are flouting international agreements to kill whales for profit, even while some species are near extinction. Iceland continues to kill fin whales even though no one is eating them. Whaling has been rampant for so long that many species of whales may never recover.

These whales need our help now. Please make an urgent donation by our midnight October 3 deadline to save these whales and protect our planet. Just 15 gifts from Washington will ensure that we reach our goal to raise $25,000 by Monday.

The tides are turning, and the countries that perpetrate these atrocities must be stopped.

How? Together we are able to expose these practices on an international scale like few others. Our efforts – including investigative research, activists on the ground, demonstrations, videos, and more – draw the attention of millions, rally public pressure, and force governments and organizations to act.

We know from recent victories that our vision is achievable, but the broad scale of our battle takes significant financial resources. None of us can end whaling on our own, but together, people power makes incredible things possible.

Please make a donation to help stop the slaughter of remaining whales today. 1 800 722 6995

Together, we can end the senseless killings once and for all.

Thank you for all you do,

 

–Philip

P.S. We need just 15 supporters from Washington to reach our goal. Please make your donation to save whales by midnight October 3 on our secure website or by calling 1-800-722-6995. Thank you!

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Kristjan Loftsson plans to kill whales. You can stop him.


Kristján Loftsson will be deciding any day now whether or not his company will be killing endangered fin whales this year.

Loftsson is the CEO of Iceland’s only fin whaling company. What he has his eye on is the market situation in Japan. You can make sure that he has much bigger concerns than the market in Japan.

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Because of Loftsson’s flaunting of the international moratorium on commercial whaling and thanks to pressure from tens of thousands of Greenpeace supporters, President Obama’s Commerce Secretary recently declared that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

This ruling was an important first step and clears the way for President Obama to end fin whaling in Iceland by imposing strong economic sanctions. This is our chance to end the Icelandic fin whale hunt for good.

You’ve already gotten the Commerce Secretary to act, now keep the momentum going and get the President to follow his lead. Our goal is to send 15,000 messages to the President in the next 48 hours. I know we can do it.

Help keep Mr. Loftsson’s whaling fleet off the ocean by sending a message to the President today urging him to impose strong economic sanctions on Iceland for its illegal whaling. There isn’t much time.

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President Obama has an amazing opportunity here to stand up and be a champion for the whales. Together we can make sure he takes it.

Iceland has been doing this for years and it’s clear that they aren’t going to stop until the rest of the world shows some leadership and makes them stop. That’s precisely what the President can do right now by following the recommendations of his Commerce Secretary and imposing strong economic sanctions on Iceland — and more specifically on Loftsson’s company that also sells fish products in the US — if they continue their illegal fin whale hunt.

Fin whales are already listed as endangered. The population can’t stand one more of these hunts. It needs to stop now.

Take action today and help save endangered fin whales.

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For the whales,

 

Phil Kline
Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner

P.S. Economic sanctions against Iceland will do more than just stop their illegal fin whale hunt. They will send a message to the other whaling countries that the U.S. is serious about enforcing international law to save the whales. Make sure the President does the right thing by taking action today.

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One Step Closer to Saving the Whales …Phil Kline, Greenpeace


VICTORY! Send a letter to President Obama to thank him for his support for transparency at the IWC.

Japan’s annual whale slaughter in the Southern Ocean took a huge blow last week.

That’s because vote buying at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is history. Countries like Japan can no longer bribe poorer countries to support their pro-whaling stance. Whale conservation finally has a fighting chance.

The US delegation did the right thing and supported this measure. What a difference a year and a few million actions from whale lovers like you can make. This is your victory and a huge step in the right direction.

The Obama Administration deserves some credit as well. Please take a minute and thank them for their leadership.    Your letter will be sent to President Obama and his administration, thanking them for listening to the voice of the American people.

With supporters like you, we’ve brought the IWC into the 21st century. But we still have work to do. Next year, we need the IWC to allow Greenpeace and other conservation groups to have a voice. Conservation groups have always been at the forefront of whale protection, but have never been able to participate at the IWC meetings.   

Please take action now and thank the Obama administration. Thank you for all your good work in support of the whales.   

 

For the oceans,

Phil Kline
Oceans Campaigner
Greenpeace USA

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Twenty-five years ago today the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded


Twenty-five years ago today the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded — sending plumes of radiation around the planet and devastating the area surrounding the plant to this day. The world learned firsthand then about the dangers of nuclear energy. Unfortunately, as the recent events in Fukushima have showed us, we didn’t take the lesson to heart.

Greenpeace has been confronting nuclear dangers since we launched our first campaign protesting U.S. nuclear testing back in 1971. And we aren’t going to stop until we’ve realized our dream of a future free of nuclear disasters.

That’s why we are launching a new, ambitious campaign to fight dangerous nuclear power in this country. But we can’t do it without your support.

Please sign-up today to become a monthly Greenpeace donor and support our work here in the United States to make sure the next nuclear disaster never happens.

Together, we’ve already organized hundreds of vigils for Japan and sent 50,000 messages to Congress opposing nuclear giveaways in the budget. Meanwhile, our independent radiation monitoring crew continues their work in Japan and the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is on its way to conduct contamination tests on seawater and marine life in the area. In the U.S. we’re just getting started.

Many nuclear reactors in the U.S., some of which are the very same design as those that exploded and melted down in Japan, are seeking government approval to run for 20 more years. This is not a risk we need to take.

We want to make sure that many of these plants aren’t re-licensed. We’ll also oppose the construction of new nuclear reactors and urge members of Congress to cut the $36 billion in nuclear subsidies from President Obama’s proposed budget.

Just last year, we won a historic vote in the Vermont legislature to close down the aging Vermont Yankee reactor. We know our campaigns work. This isn’t going to be easy. But as the situation in Japan reminds us every day, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Your monthly support is needed to make this new work possible. Please help us realize a clean energy future free of nuclear disasters and make a monthly gift to Greenpeace today. When we look back at Fukushima 25 years from now, let’s be able to say that we took the lesson to heart this time.

Thank you for your support,

Philip Radford

Executive Director, Greenpeace USA

P.S. A monthly gift is the best way to support Greenpeace. It allows us to plan into the future and run campaigns that win. Please support our work by becoming a monthly donor today.

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