Japan to resume commercial whaling in 2019, defying decades-old intl moratorium

Following years of “scientific” whaling, Japan’s whalers will resume commercial operations in 2019, according to a government decision. It defies a 1986 international moratorium on hunting endangered species. Tokyo has decided to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC), meaning that Japanese whalers will be able to resume commercial hunting for the first time in over […]

Yellow Vests leader: Fuel tax moratorium is crumbs, we want the baguette

The French government’s six-month moratorium on fuel tax hikes wasn’t what the Yellow Vests wanted, the protest’s leader has said. People want “the baguette”, not crumbs, and will take to the streets again on Saturday, he said. “We didn’t want a suspension, we want the past increase in the tax on fuels to be canceled […]

Japanese whalers defy moratorium, start ‘research hunt’ before going commercial

Published time: 18 Jul, 2017 15:16 Two vessels have left the port of Hachinohe in northern Japan for “research whaling” off the country’s shores. The hunt will collect what Japanese fishing officials say is scientific data necessary to begin commercial whaling. Read more A pair of whaling ships left the port of Hachinohe in Aomori […]

Mercedes-Benz Calls Moratorium on All New U.S. Diesel Cars

– Mercedes-Benz will not import any diesels for the 2017 model year, and perhaps longer, as the company continues to face a federal investigation over allegedly illegal emissions.-The automaker’s PR chief, Rob Moran, told Automotive News that due to a tougher EPA certification process for diesel cars that has been in force since the Volkswagen diesel […]