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News
. . .
The
new mouse lemur species up close.
Photograph
@ Mark Thiessen / National Geographic Society
then . . .
JAPAN
WINS effort to persuade the IWC
(International
Whaling Commission)
to
lift the ban on whaling.
Taruichi Restaurant
phone:
03-3208-9772 in Japan
"Whale is
a traditional Japanese food and is a part of the Japanese culture,"
Taruichi's owner, Takashi Sato, tells Shukan Jitsuwa. "Who cares
what the anti-whaling lobby may have to say, but those are the
facts."
The
Japan Whaling Association
is
always interested
to hear from people who visit our site.
Japan Whaling Association
Toyomishinko Building 7F
4-5 Toyomi-cho,
Chuoh-ku, Tokyo 104-0055
Email: webmaster@whaling.jp
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Segment
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What's
With the Weather?
Mark
Hoekzema
Chief
Meteorologist
Weather
is making news every day. So what's up with the weather? We find
out from one of the country's favorite meteorologists.
Program
note:
"Shadows
and Footprints" was written and performed by Eliza
Gilkyson. Eliza is one of the finest singer / songwriters alive.
She has a
number  of albums, all of which
are worthy of owning. She is
also touring, and you should plan well in advance to catch her
show.
Here
is a link to Eliza's website.
Eliza,
if you're listening, thanks for letting me use your song to serve
our whale brothers and sisters and all the other worthy creatures.
You are a Mystress of
Mystery.
Sidney
Wildesmith
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Segment 3
Profits
5 / People 4
Supreme
Court decision favors continuing war over wetlands.
Jon
Devine
Wetlands
Specialist
The
Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a lower court ruling that had
stopped two landowner/developers from effectively destroying the
wetlands on their property. Why is the Supreme Court decision so
important to our future? Jon Devine explains the story.
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