May.15.2008
1:31 am
by Brian Garst
The Real Endangered Species
In a dangerous partial-capitulation to socialists seeking a back-door through which to exert control over the U.S. economy, the Bush administration has chosen to list the polar bear on the threatened species list. The socialists were not satisfied, however, in the administration’s refusal to submit all economic activities to the oversight of a central environmental authority.
“Protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act is a major step forward, but the Bush administration has proposed using loopholes in the law to allow the greatest threat to the polar bear — global warming pollution — to continue unabated,” Andrew Wetzler of the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a statement.
John Kostyack of the National Wildlife Federation, while gratified at the listing, saw little practical effect given the limits of Kempthorne’s regulations.
“By denying a direct link between the sources of global warming pollution and the loss of the polar bears’ sea ice habitat, and by denying that the polar bear will be protected from oil and gas development, they’re willing to sit by and let the polar bear go extinct,” Kostyack said by telephone.
…Bill Kovacs of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the decision and its accompanying regulations, calling is a “common sense balancing” between environmental and business concerns.
Without the limiting regulations, Kovacs said, all carbon-emitters in the contiguous United States would have to go through a consultation process, which he said would have literally shut down federal activity overnight.
Of course, lost in this brouhaha is the fact that polar bears are not, as of yet, showing any signs that they are actually threatened:
The government of Nunavut, a territory that is home to most of Canada’s Inuit people and which manages or co-manages some 15,000 polar bears, expressed disappointment in the U.S. decision.
“It is unfortunate the (U.S. government) has decided to disregard facts collected by those who have the greatest contact and longest history with polar bears,” Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik said in a statement. “The truth is that polar bear populations are at near record levels.”
So long as the canard of global warming is bought so easily, it’s clear what is really threatened: freedom.
Cross-posted at Conservative Compendium.
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@Chad T. (Teddy Bear) Everson (GGR-MN): Brian Commented back saying he is done with Grad School! Woo Hoo~! Congratulations Brian!!!! You should put up a link to your dissertation or paper. Some of us are interested in all that hard work.
I must apologize Brian because I accidently deleted your comment, so feel free to re-comment! I just about shit when I figured out what I had done. My mouse pad is getting too sensitive.
Hey, you are lucky you are not the same wordpress theme Brian Garst! I was going to hit you up for help on a new Theme idea I have. I would love our theme to reflect the US States representation we have. All with RSS feeds of every Grizzly Authors Blog.
Although, I guess you get to enjoy some of your freedom! Do you have a job lined up? If not make sure you join my network on LinkedIN.com That site is great.
Again I apologize on my all thumbs Thursday!
Congratulations on getting through your masters! Think of Univ. Of Minnesota for your PHD! Then I can put you to work on all the crazy ventures we can come up with! LOL~
Enjoy this time a little!
~Teddy Bear