Endangered Bears
December 27th, 2006 by Carbon CoalitionPolar bears have become an iconic symbol of global warming. Polar bears swim from ice flow to ice flow as they hunt and the diminishing polar sea ice has led bears to hunt in open waters and even resort to cannabilism. Now the Bush administration has proposed adding polar bears to the endangered species list. This article in the Washington Post points out the underlying assumption that global warming is causing sea ice to melt leading to expected declines in the polar bear population. This is both a rare action by the administration based on the effects of global warming and a possible avenue for government regulation of CO2 emissions to protect this new endangered species.
The Union Leader again reports on the mild, dry winter’s effect on the winter tourism industry in New Hampshire. Plus, John DiStaso looks ahead to 2007, Joe Biden announces his White House bid, and John Edwards will announce in New Orleans tomorrow and then head to Portsmouth for an event on Friday.
December 28th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
DO NOT give the administration ANY credit. Polar Bears? You don’t even need to focus group on this critter to know the Bushies are just out there appealing to some public sentiment. The story wasn’t even on the wires before Kempthorne was backpedaling and saying the ESA could not be used as a tool to curb global warming. By the time the hearings are done Bush will have less than a year left in office and the bears will have 5 % less ice…