Interesting op-ed in the Patriot Post on the Left's use of endangered species to block various economic initiatives. Among other things, there is now a push to put the Polar Bear on the list of endangered species. Some proponents of opening ANWR to oil drilling say it is simply a political ploy designed to continue to block their efforts.
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace are suing the USFWS (of Spotted Owl fame) for delaying action to declare polar bears "threatened" and provide them protection. A 2007 U.S. Geological Survey report speculates that 60 percent of polar bears might perish by 2050 - IF global warming continues to melt Arctic sea ice.
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