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BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Along with the decision to list polar bears (noted here , history here ), DOI issued a 4(d) rule . Secretary Dirk Kempthorne’s comments announcing the listing decision also lay out its limits: it will “not open the door to use the ESA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, power plants, and other sources” and the 4(d) rule “will ensure the protection of the bear while...
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Truth Out (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
... expand activities that already threaten the bears and their habitat. The Interior Secretary, Dirk Kempthorne, who spent much of his political life opposing the Endangered Species Act, said it would be "inappropriate" to use the polar bear listing "to regulate global climate change." Rapid ice loss is endangering the bears which need to move on to sea ice to hunt seals and then migrate...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Indeed, in announcing the new listing of polar bears, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said that it would be "wholly inappropriate" to use the listing as leverage to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. He also took steps to allow oil-and-gas exploration to proceed in areas where the bears live.
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DennisMansfield.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Alright, why is the Sec of the Interior making news about the polar bear? Why has Dirk Kempthorne suddenly taken a stand on this polar-izing issue (sorry..had to do it) ? After 20+ months of being VERY quiet on almost...
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News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. It's the first step toward reversing the animals' downward spiral to potential extinction.
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Towleroad (Free subscription) | yesterday
... . Wonder Twin messes activate ! Polar Bears declared a threatened species : "Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses, meaning, he said, that the polar bear is a species likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future. But Kempthorne said it would be 'wholly inappropriate' to...
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Afrigator (Free subscription) | yesterday
The decision is alarming evidence of the impact of global warming on the polar regions. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the decision, saying: [...] ]]>
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | yesterday
So the Americans find the Polar bear to be under stress and just listed them as a threatened species. Can Canada be far behind'The decision according to U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is said to be based on science. The science is clear, he says. "Today's decision is based on three scientific findings," he said. "First, sea ice is vital to polar bear survival. Second, the polar...
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eNewsUSA (Free subscription) | yesterday
May 14: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that he was accepting the recommendation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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....
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
By H Josef Hebert WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne came with slides, maps and charts. They all showed the dire predicament of the polar bear and the majestic animal's own struggle against global warming.
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TUMEKE! (Free subscription) | yesterday
... announcing the Government's decision one day before a court-ordered deadline, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne acknowledged that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions contributed to the global warming damaging the polar bears' habitat. "While the legal standards under the Endangered Species Act compel me to list the polar bear as threatened, I want to make clear that this listing...
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Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | yesterday
... move to list the polar bear as an endangered species: Under legal pressure, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne officially -- and historically -- added the polar bear to the threatened-species list, the first time a species has made the list because of global warming. His action Wednesday was extraordinary. Even more remarkable was Kempthorne's blatant undercutting of his own...
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Joust The Facts (Free subscription) | yesterday
The polar bear is endangered by a lack of sea ice ... ScienceDaily (May 15, 2008) — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced May 14 that he is accepting the recommendation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Rocky Barker and Erika Bolstad, The Idaho Statesman, Boise May 15--Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne may have cast polar bears as the enduring symbol of the effects of global warming on Wednesday by protecting them with the Endangered Species Act.
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Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the US government placed the creature on the endangered species list yesterday. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said the bears' habitat was literally melting below their feet . Bears depend almost exclusively on sea ice to hunt for ringed seals and other prey. Yet Arctic ice coverage fell to record low levels last year, and scientists predict it could decline another 30 percent...
