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The Sound of Two Paws Clapping
Green groups sue over polar bear listing |
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20 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:56 AM on 20 May 2008 In entirely expected news, green groups have sued over the Interior Department's listing of the polar bear as a threatened species -- or, more accurately, over Interior's caveats that the listing not be used as a means to fight global warming. The Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and NRDC say the bears should be listed as endangered instead of threatened, and that the listing sho ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Interior, endangered species, Greenpeace, litigation, news, NRDC, polar bears, politics (all these topics) |
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Threat Laid Bear
Polar bears threatened, but drilling in their habitat still OK, says Interior |
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14 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:47 AM on 14 May 2008 Polar bears are a threatened species, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday -- but that doesn't mean we can't drill in their habitat! The "threatened" designation means the bear could become endangered if conservation steps aren't taken; it puts polar bears on the endangered-species list but in effect allows Interior to pick and choose which ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Interior, endangered species, news, polar bears, politics, progress (all these topics) |
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May of Reckoning
Polar-bear listing decision must be made by May 15, says judge |
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29 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:55 AM on 29 Apr 2008 The last time we checked in with the laggardly Interior Department, it was saying it needed until June 30 to decide whether to place polar bears on the endangered-species list. But the department had better find its Decider Pants soon, as a federal judge has sided with green groups to impose a new deadline of May 15. "Other than the general complexity of finalizing the rule, def ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Interior, endangered species, litigation, news, polar bears, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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P is for Procrastination
Polar bear listing decision delayed, again |
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18 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:22 AM on 18 Apr 2008 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it needs 10 more weeks to decide whether to list polar bears as a threatened or endangered species. The agency's self-imposed deadline is now June 30; the original deadline was Jan. 9. The USFWS says it needs time to review the legal and policy implications of a listing, but litigious greens suspect the delay may have something to do with the ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Interior, endangered species, news, polar bears (all these topics) |
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