Saaaay, remember when Greenpeace and two other conservation groups sued the Bush administration?
It was December of 2005, and the administration had missed its first legal deadline to respond to the petition for an endangered species listing. Well, on December 27, 2006, the Service announced its proposal to list the species as “threatened” and had one year to make a final listing decision.
The legal deadline for doing so was January 9, 2008…but I’m sure they’re getting around to it.
Remember, by protecting the polar bears under the United States Endangered Species Act they would be granted a broad range of protection. This would include a requirement that United States federal agencies ensure that any action carried out, authorized, or funded by the United States government will not “jeopardize the continued existence” of polar bears, or adversely modify their critical habitat.
Essentially, listing the polar bear would set important precedent by forcing the administration to concede the severity of the global warming crisis, acknowledging the that a rapid, dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is necessary to prevent the extinction of the species.
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Awesome post. I hadn’t seen the video yet…
Keep up the good work, Greenpeace.
In the meantime, check out more information on the polar bear and its limited habitat at the NRDC website here: http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/habitat/esa/alaska01.asp
There’s a video as well.
Awesome post, David.
I hadn’t seen the video yet–Keep up the good work, Greenpeace.
In the meantime, you can check out more information regarding the polar bear and its threatened habitat at the NRDC website: http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/habitat/esa/alaska01.asp
There’s also a video.
Awesome post, David.
I hadn’t seen the video yet–Keep up the good work, Greenpeace.
In the meantime, check out more information regarding the polar bear and its threatened habitat at the NRDC website: http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/habitat/esa/alaska01.asp
There’s also a video.
Thanks Sarah. Thanks Sarah. Thanks Sarah.
(Looks like the comments are screwy. Mods?)
it seems kind of excessive to have sent that many cop cars.
but yeah, good video!
i hope my comment doesn’t show up three times
Nice use of sarcasm.