Obama sticks with Bush-era polar bear rule

that may be true but we need to stop polluting our planet. that is what will eventually poison us all, we have only been industrial for a short time and look at the world already, in a few hundred years where will we be. I agree that we need to cut back on pollution wherever possible. I'm not sure how you define a "short time" though. We've been industrialized for hundreds of years. Thousands even depending on how you define industrialized. The most significant pollution came from over a hundred years ago when we used less efficient technology in metallurgy.

I wasn't calling you a moron and I'm very sorry if it came off that way. I was actually referring to the people who published articles in National Geographic making such claims and saying that global warming was destroying the polar bear's habitat and that by August of 2008 (the article was in February of 2008) that the North Pole would completely melt. Let me reiterate, the word "moron" was NOT directed at you, but at the bogus scientists. The people making those claims got published in National Geographic and other normally reputable publications so I can't fault people for believing them.

well I don't think that you need to call me a moron, i never thought the north pole would melt but just because i have a different view from you doesn't validate you calling me a moron

I have never seen the Al Gore movie, thats not why im concerned about global warming. I see what you were saying about the bison and agree that there are right and wrong methods of protecting the population of wild animals, but I don't think that just saying "oh the polar bears are fine" kind of attitude is right, look at how many beautiful and once extremely thriving animals, so many of them are extremely endangered....but i still get your point about the bison, because there reaches a point where you can catch a species population declining and then just work on conservation of the population ideally.

Why? It's true. All the meat animals are doing quite nicely. Chickens certainly aren't in risk of going extinct.

That's true and it is to our regret but sometimes things don't go as nature planned and, yes, man is often responsible. Better they be in nature preserves than only a dusty stuffed display in a museum. Wouldn't you say?

Could you maybe explain more as to why you agree with it? Because there are a couple of aspects to this story, yes i stated what I believe but I think its still a good thing to hear everyones opinion because one thing that i sometimes observe in life is that a lot of people don't really have an opinion on environmental concerns or on wild animal/species issues, so hearing some sort of opinion is better than hearing no opinion

Is it possible the reason scientists are coming forward discrediting global warming is because it's not true and based on junk science?

I'm not a scientist, so I haven't the slighest clue. All I know is that some say yes, while others say no. Sadly, the crowd that says yes refuse to debate the crowd that says no. This would lead me to believe that global warming can't be overly legit. I mean, if it's truly a cause that all humans must sacrifice for, a healthy debate to prove its existence is needed. Instead, the global warming community has constantly changed its tone. First, it was global warming: the planet getting hotter, the ice melting, the polar bears dying, Florida washing into the sea. Next, due to the fact that we only had one year hotter than the rest in, like, four decades or something, they switched to "climate change," wherein ANY change is considered man-made. On the surface and in context, this does seem utterly ridiculous. It basically means ANYTHING that happens with the weather is cause for new government-mandated measures to go through. I'm personally torn on who to believe. The scientists and activists for global warming slander and ridicule and use the filibuster move where they say "it's happening!" and then simply move on. They don't try to "prove" it. They simply submit their evidence (which changes constantly) and demand we all get on board. The scientists that say it's not happening are ignored and accused of having a right-wing agenda. This is more ridiculous than anything. The planet's wellbeing isn't a right-left thing; it's a people thing. Until we can stop playing politics with it, I'll have to say to heck with global warming-slash-climate change. Sorry, polar bears, but the jury is not only out, they're refusing to deliberate.

I disagree. I'm sure you can get a polar bear to drink coke if you try. On the other hand I don't believe we can actually warm the entire planet to the degree that it would leave us with a pile of polar bear carcasses. He1l we can't even make it RAIN when we want it to.

They just keep showing the same scrawny wet polar bear and claim it as their proof. I haven't seen any pictures of polar bear carcasses either and find it about as likely as seeing polar bears drinking Coke.

Go ahead and try it. Let me know how it works out for ya.