Archive for the ‘endangered+species’ Category
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
In April, I offered this idea as an April Fools Joke. I knew it wouldn't be too long before it entered mainstream debate. I didn't expect it to arise this quickly.Read the full story
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
After just 50 years without a sighting, the U.S. declares the seal extinct due to human causes.Read the full story
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
The Bush Administration Wednesday handed environmentalists a major victory, determining there was sufficient scientific evidence to declare the polar bear a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act, the Interior Department said.Read the full story
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.Read the full story
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Sen. Barbara Boxer held a hearing Wednesday to find out why the Bush administration has put off deciding whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species. But her star witness, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, didn't show & no listing followedRead the full story
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