The Economist has an interesting piece on whaling, concluding that there is an insufficient market for whale meat to justify the massive restrictions on some species, some of which are in any event less endangered than environmental activists would claim.

And if that doesn;t entice you, it also includes the following line: "Were it not for the politics, Japan and Iceland might even be up to their elbows in whale faeces already." (Trust me, it makes some sense in context.)
- posted by Anonymous @ 8:20 PM