Global warming puts Polar Bears on threatened species list

While the debate of global warming is still “undecided”, the effects the supposedly liberal imagined global warming are definitely being felt, and now the effects have led to the addition of one more animal to the threatened species list… the polar bear.

As we know, one of the main impacts of global warming can be scientifically shown to be the reduction in polar ice. For now they went a bit short of actually declaring that polar bears were an endangered species, but noted that if the situation continues to accelerate that an endangered listing could be coming in the future. By putting the polar bear on the threatened species list, this marks the first time any animal has recieved protection from global warming.

According to the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, “this listing will not stop global climate change or prevent any sea ice from melting. Any real solution requires action by all major economies for it to be effective”. Don’t hold your breath on that happening any time soon. According to some people that are close to the current decision, the decision comes packed with provisions specifically aimed at protecting power plants and other energy-related entities. Should not come as a surprise seeing as how the Bush Administration still refuses to recognize global warming as the biggest problem facing our planet.

Some experts are predicting that at the current rate of ice melt, about two-thirds of all polar bears in America and Canada will vanish by the middle of the century.

So what does this really mean for polar bears now that they are on the threatened list? You would think that the decision would mean that they would be given the protection they needed, but before jumping for joy, head over to jwharrison.com and learn more about the fine print regarding the oil industry.

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