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Polar Bears Unprotected - Again
2008-01-09 00:13:00 (Photo Credit: Minden Pictures) The polar bears were supposed to be put on the Endangered Species act tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan 9) but the government has decided to delay that for "further study." Evidence has clearly pointed to these bears being seriously vulnerable due to the melting ice caps and the increased challenges they face in being able to hunt for food. The have to swim farther which often results in them drowning. They have to walk further and go for longer periods without food, which is resulting in increased starvation. I've seen various documentary films on this very subject and it's patently clear how very vulnerable these bears are. Does the government care? No. They wait until the 11Th hour to announce they are delaying a move that would protect the polar bears and justifying it with bureaucratic bullshit. My opinion is they don't want anything to potentially interfere with their desire to drill the hell out of Northwest Alaskan coast. Environmental gro...
The Endangered Species Act
2007-07-11 02:25:00 The Endangered Species Act, aims to safeguard the best interest of animals that have been abused and deteriorating in numbers owing to the unfortunate incidents of pollution and killings one by one by humans. The list of endangered species could go on and on. It includes birds, mammals and sea creatures. One hint we can refer ...
Penguins May Be Protected Under Endangered Species Act
2007-07-10 23:01:00 According to Plenty Magazine, as many as 10 penguin species could be labeled as endangered beginning next year. “The CBD reports that the ten species are the emperor, southern rockhopper, northern rockhopper, Fiordland crested, erect-crested, macaroni, white-flippered, yellow-eyed, African and Humboldt penguins.” The petition to label these penguins as endangered was filed with the U.S. Fish and ...
Politics: New Bush Plan to Gut Endangered Species Act
2007-03-29 13:02:00 The U.S. Interior Department is preparing a wide-ranging set of regulations which substantially weaken the federal Endangered Species Act, according to internal documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Center for Biological Diversity. “These draft regulations slash the Endangered Species Act from head to toe,” said Kieran Suckling, policy director ...
By: What a Weenie!
Endangering the Endangered Species Act
2007-03-27 22:49:00 If you care about this planet and the diversity of species that inhabit and enrich it, then the following exposé by Rebecca Clarren at Salon.com should set your teeth entirely on edge: Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is maneuvering to fundamentally weaken the Endangered Species Act, ...
By: Kmareka.com
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