Today icelanders have started whaling again and the tools they use on smaller whales like the minke whale are the same as were used before the whaling ban. I know that there will always be one or two that will go through this horrible way to their death.Whalers refuse to use spears with an explosive charge on the smaller whales. Why ? Because 20 to 30 pounds of meat will be unusable. 20 to 30 pounds of 1500 to 2000 pounds of meat wich is the usual cut from one minke whale. This is nothing but greed and more greed. And I still say, Stop The Killing !

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Global warming and the environment have been top of Prince Albert of Monaco’s agenda for the last year, but as he continues his campaign to highlight the environment as a top political issue, press reports suggest that two of his staff have left.Could climate change be too hot an issue for some of his subjects too?

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The wars caused by religion can be counted by the millions.

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History shows that religions are intrinsically violent and ineluctably push nations into war.

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Three days since the chairman of the Federal Election Commission predicted a $1 billion presidential price tag and Im still trying to wrap my head around the news. To be frank; it makes me sad, angry and perhaps more than a little appalled for so many reasons. I am, however, hopeful that the candidates, the Presidential hopefuls, wont cave in to media pressure and quit the race for the sake of $1 billion.

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