Polar Bears May Lose Ground to Oil
Deborah Zabarenko of Reuters reports: "The US government will soon decide whether polar bears are in danger because global warming is melting their icy habitat. But last week, the government offered some of that habitat as a place to drill for oil."
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/010708EA.shtml
Oil Leases Cited in US Delay on Polar Bear's Status
The San Francisco Chronicle's Jane Kay writes: "Environmental groups fear that political meddling and a rush to sell oil leases in Arctic waters are behind the Bush administration's announcement Monday that it will miss a legal deadline to determine whether to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act."
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/010808EA.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=polar+bears
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Arctic
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Deborah+Zabarenko
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/010708EA.shtml
Oil Leases Cited in US Delay on Polar Bear's Status
The San Francisco Chronicle's Jane Kay writes: "Environmental groups fear that political meddling and a rush to sell oil leases in Arctic waters are behind the Bush administration's announcement Monday that it will miss a legal deadline to determine whether to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act."
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/010808EA.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=polar+bears
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Arctic
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Deborah+Zabarenko
rudkla - 8. Jan, 10:22
