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Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural gas.
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What has happened over the past couple of decades that has landed the mighty polar bear on the “threatened” list under the Endangered Species Act?...
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Polar bears may get more attention – and later this week a
court-ordered decision by the US government will almost certainly see
them listed as a threatened species...
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Polar bears are under threat due to warming caused by greenhouse gases emission from burning fossil fuels.
The ice edge where the bears hunt in spring are melting too...
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The Bush administration is weeks away from a decision that most likely will designate polar bears as a threatened species, but it said Thursday that it won’t...
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The picture is worth a thousand words. Very sad thousand words. This picture tells the story of hapless polar bears clinging on to whatever is left of their home. As...
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