The US lists the polar bear as a threatened species but says the decision will not affect climate change...
The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.
That puts most Republicans...
The Bush administration has shown little fervor for environmental protection, and only recently acknowledges that climate change has imperiled earth’s ecosystems. By designating the polar bear as a “threatened" species, President George Bush...
“With the USGS predicting the demise of Alaska’s bears within 50 years, this decision to list the polar bear is long overdue,” said Defenders of Wildlife President Rodger Schlickeisen. “Unfortunately, the Bush administration is unwilling to act...
A sensible discussion of the polar bear requires acknowledging a simple fact: that the polar bear is merely a proxy for something else. The environmental pressure groups like the Center for Biological Diversity that have petitioned for the...
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