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The Dispute Over Japanese Whaling Grows

» by GI Korea December 21st, 2007 at 5:17 am » Comments (27)

A feud between Japan and the newly elected government of Australia is growing as the Japanese whaling fleet has moved into Antarctic waters to conduct their yearly whale hunt. ...more »

Photo Essay of Oil Spill Clean Up

» by GI Korea December 19th, 2007 at 10:35 am » Comments (3)

James Card from the Asia Sentinel has a good photo essay of the clean up operations that are continuing in Taean after the worst oil spill in Korean history.  You ...more »

US Team Arrives to Aid in Oil Spill Clean Up

» by GI Korea December 16th, 2007 at 8:51 pm » Comments (3)

While the anti-US orgy has concluded in Bali and all the delegates are flying home in their private jets, the US Coast Guard has arrived in Korea to provide assistance ...more »

Ban Ki-moon Full of Hot Air

» by GI Korea December 14th, 2007 at 5:22 am » Comments (12)

Do as I say not as I do: The UN secretary-general today called on world leaders for immediate action on climate change - before flying thousands of ...more »

What You Can Do to Assist Oil Spill Clean Up

» by GI Korea December 13th, 2007 at 6:03 am » Comments (1)

Here is an e-mail I received from the US Embassy in Seoul that explains what you can do, if you are interested in assisting the clean up of the biggest ...more »

Worst Oil Spill in Korean History Hits West Coast

» by GI Korea December 11th, 2007 at 8:36 am » Comments (11)

A massive oil spill that occurred 10 kilometers off shore from Korea's west coast has recently hit land and devastated the local environment and maritime based economy: ...more »

Korea and the Kyoto Protocol

» by GI Korea December 6th, 2007 at 4:36 am » Comments (1)

Another reason why the Kyoto Protocol is a joke: Environment Minister Lee Kyoo-yong said Monday that the country will not accept a compulsory greenhouse gas emission reduction ...more »

It’s Official, Global Warming is Man Made

» by GI Korea August 15th, 2007 at 7:07 am » Comments (8)

Yes it is man made by a political partisan at NASA: My earlier column this week detailed the work of a volunteer team to assess problems with ...more »

Wild Nomad

» by GI Korea July 1st, 2007 at 8:38 am » Comments (0)

I you haven't seen them yet, Jack Hanna Nomad has some great pictures of a wildlife encounter during one of his fishing trips. more »

Korean Scientist Discover that Han River is Polluted

» by GI Korea June 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm » Comments (2)

It took a while, but Korean scientists have discovered that the Han River is polluted: Non-point pollution refers to environmental deterioration of pollutants from urban residence, roads, ...more »

The Answer to Al Gore

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2007 at 11:53 am » Comments (4)

I kind of like the Make A Liberal Friend Your Enemy Package.  What a great idea.  Any thoughts? HT: Tim Blair more »

Yellow Dust Linked to Weather Change

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2007 at 6:20 am » Comments (6)

From Reuters: Jeff Stith of the National Center for Atmospheric Research communicated with reporters via Web chat from a research jet flying 40,000 feet above the ocean as part of a ...more »