Polar Bears declared endangered

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Posted by Bill S on May 14, 2008 at 3:34:06 pm EDT

This just in (as the newscasters say, or is it "breaking news"?) -

May 14, 2008
The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species, amid a decline in Arctic sea ice due to global warming, handing environmentalists a major victory. Opponents said it could trigger new obstacles for oil companies seeking to drill in the Arctic. The official announcement was to come from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne later this afternoon.


So sometimes the bureaucrats DO respond to letter-writing campaigns.

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