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the unBEARable lightness of being!. . .polar bears added to protected species list. . . - NewtonMP2100 - 05-14-2008
. . .their habitats are disappearing due to global warming. . .
Polar Bear Is Made a Protected Species
. . .The polar bear, whose Arctic hunting grounds have been greatly reduced by a warming climate, will be placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday.
But the long-delayed decision to list the bear as a threatened species may prove less of an impediment to industries along the Alaskan coast than many environmentalists had hoped. While further protecting the polar bear from direct or immediate threats — like hunting — the Interior Department added stipulations, seldom invoked under the act, that will make it relatively easy for oil and gas exploration and development activities to proceed. . .
the MISSING LINK to the story. . .by the way it took them a long time to finally decide to do this. . .and basically they are saying there is a problem. . .but we are not going to do anything about it. . .
Re: the unBEARable lightness of being!. . .polar bears added to protected species list. . . - Black Landlord - 05-14-2008
Nobody to argue minty's stance anymore--mention of global warming should be banned in his honor.
Re: the unBEARable lightness of being!. . .polar bears added to protected species list. . . - sekker - 05-15-2008
What else did we expect? The bears will be gone in another generation - before gas hits $6 a gallon.