Obama Upholds Bush Policy - Polar Bears NOT "Endangered."

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Enviro-whackos cannot be happy about this...

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46733.html

The Obama administration is sticking with a George W. Bush-era decision to deny polar bears endangered species status.

In a court filing Wednesday, the Fish and Wildlife Service defended the previous administration’s decision to give the polar bear the less-protective “threatened” species designation, a move that will frustrate environmentalists who hoped for stronger protections under the Endangered Species Act.

FWS Director Rowan Gould said the 2008 "threatened" listing was made "following careful analysis of the best scientific information, as required by the ESA."

At the time, the service determined the bears weren't danger of extinction, so did not warrant the “endangered” status. The bears were listed as "threatened" because they face serious threats from projected decline in its sea ice habitat due to global warming would result in them likely being in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future.

FWS is "confident it was and is the appropriate status," Gould said.

Listing the polar bear as “endangered” as a result of global warming could open the door to using the Endangered Species Act to regulate greenhouse gases, an outcome the Obama administration has opposed.

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan sent the controversial listing decision back to the Obama administration in October, asking officials to clarify the language the agency used when it determined that polar bears aren’t “endangered” under federal law.

Environmentalists who challenged the listing in court had hoped that Obama administration officials would seize the opportunity to ditch the Bush administration’s decision and extend stronger protections to the species, but that was seen as a long shot.

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Obama hate 'em cuz they're white.

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Obama hate 'em cuz they're white.

Is it wrong to want only white bear skin rugs?

Edited December 30, 2010 by Some Old Guy

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Enviro-whackos cannot be happy about this...

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46733.html

The Obama administration is sticking with a George W. Bush-era decision to deny polar bears endangered species status.

In a court filing Wednesday, the Fish and Wildlife Service defended the previous administration’s decision to give the polar bear the less-protective “threatened” species designation, a move that will frustrate environmentalists who hoped for stronger protections under the Endangered Species Act.

FWS Director Rowan Gould said the 2008 "threatened" listing was made "following careful analysis of the best scientific information, as required by the ESA."

At the time, the service determined the bears weren't danger of extinction, so did not warrant the “endangered” status. The bears were listed as "threatened" because they face serious threats from projected decline in its sea ice habitat due to global warming would result in them likely being in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future.

FWS is "confident it was and is the appropriate status," Gould said.

Listing the polar bear as “endangered” as a result of global warming could open the door to using the Endangered Species Act to regulate greenhouse gases, an outcome the Obama administration has opposed.

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan sent the controversial listing decision back to the Obama administration in October, asking officials to clarify the language the agency used when it determined that polar bears aren’t “endangered” under federal law.

Environmentalists who challenged the listing in court had hoped that Obama administration officials would seize the opportunity to ditch the Bush administration’s decision and extend stronger protections to the species, but that was seen as a long shot.

This has nothing to do with protecting polar bears, and everything to do with stopping offshore drilling in Alaska (Beaufort and Chukchi Sea's). Anyone with a clue on this already knows that Polar Bears in the US are protected. Hunting Polar Bears in the US is a big NO NO. And offshore drilling in Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Sea's doesn't affect Polar Bears one fricking bit.

It's just another BS move by uneducated greenies in the lower 48 trying to put the screws to Alaska. These are the same twits who keep killing drilling in ANWR. They need to stick to their tree hugging and granola bars, and STFU when it comes to Alaska and how we do business up here.

Some of these people watched a show on the Discovery Channel, and now their experts on Alaska.

At least Obama's showing he's not buying into their BS.

Edited December 30, 2010 by Why_Me