On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a policy that threatens to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the point of extinction. This comes as no surprise. Like the war in Iraq, removing the fetters of environmental protection has been an administrational goal since 2001. Unlike the war in Iraq, this time Bush and his cronies could very well succeed.
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The Proposed Neutering of Our Endangered Species Act
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Submitted by jerryjamesstone on Mon, 2008-08-18 17:01. | Tags: nature | politics | take action | Bush Administration | endangered | endangered species act | endangered species list | esa | habitat | wildlife
Audio: Secretary Kempthorne Announces Decision to Protect Polar Bears
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Secretary Kempthorne announces that he is accepting the recommendation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dale Hall to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The listing is based on the best available science, which shows that loss of sea ice threatens and will likely continue to threaten polar bear habitat.
Submitted by EPTV on Mon, 2008-05-19 14:05. | Tags: nature | arctic | audio | climate change | endangered species act | environment | esa | ghg | global warming | polar bears | sea ice | species | wildlife
Bush Administration Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Climate Change Skeptics
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In a stunning reversal of direction, the Bush administration has officially filed the papers to request an addition to the Endangered Species list. What threatened species could elicit this drastic change of course for the Bush Administration? It is, of course, the elusive Climate Change Skeptic (Dubium Mundus Fervesco),
Submitted by Tim Hurst on Tue, 2008-04-01 19:29. | Tags: politics | april fools | climate change | endangered species act | esa | fred singer | george w. bush | global warming | humor | satire | skeptics