Interior Dept. Declares the Polar Bear a Threatened Species »
Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & TechnologyThe Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming.
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Wil1 year, 1 month ago
So Bush will be launching a war against giraffes, to protect the polar bears, right?
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capecoralM1 year, 1 month ago
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2008) â;; Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according to a study being published later this year in Interfaces, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
"These studies are meant to inform the US Fish and Wildlife Service about listing the polar bear as endangered. After careful examination, my co-authors and I were unable to find any references to works providing evidence that the forecasting methods used in the reports had been previously validated. In essence, they give no scientific basis for deciding one way or the other about the polar bear."
This is really getting out of hand.
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mesodude1 year, 1 month ago
Be reasonable...Anyone could confuse the tundra with the serengeti. ;-P
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dexlovex21 year, 1 month ago
"After months of delay, the Interior Department has finally recognized that polar bears are on the brink of extinction. But the administration's decision is riddled with loopholes, caveats and backhanded language that could actually undermine protections for the polar bear and other species." - Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope
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libsRfunny1 year, 1 month ago
On the "brink of extinction"? Hardly. Since when is it the U.S.'s responsibility to watch out for an animal that mostly lives in Canada?
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Blackacereturn1 year, 1 month ago
It was only a few months ago that we were told this is all a fools notion. Now they are recanting on this. Yet they are others who think this is not true. I say if this administration is doing something about it it must be worse than we think!
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CORVIDIVS1 year, 1 month ago
... heavens to betsy, let's not get all precipitate; finding excuses to address a threat to the future of the ecosystem that is Earth.Better to put the breaks on than to threaten such all dominant[need say 'important'?]vested interests that juggernaut there way along lemming boulevard.
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joeblowe1 year, 1 month ago
That's odd - last I heard the polar bear population was INCREASING due to laws protecting them. Is an INCREASING population now the criteria to be put on an endangered species list? If so, humans should be added immediately. I think it's also irresponsible to be adding to the list based on supposition, prediction, and possibilities instead of FACTUAL evidence of endangerment. It tends to dilute the entire process.
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joeblowe1 year, 1 month ago
And besides - what's the NUMBER 1 THREAT to America? BEARS! They SHOULD be exterminated! {8>D)=
It's too bad Steven got bumped out of the race. Honestly, I think he would do a better job than Hillary, Barry, or John. And besides, can you just imagine if the President were INTENTIONALLY trying to be funny? Wow!
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Cityslicker1 year, 1 month ago
Don' worry help is on the way , Scientist in Germany have discovered that in fact we are in a Global Cooling phase and will continue for some years , so the Bears are safe .
German Scientist have figured out that Warm Ocean Currents are not as prominent and therefore causing a Global Cooling Cycle .
Gullible Warning has caused Global Cooling , was just a matter of time , Gullible Warning is the cause for everything .
May 15th and 12* degrees below normal temperature .
Keep your stick on the Ice !
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