The Political Climate: an ongoing commentary on the NH Primary and Climate Change

Polar 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.