Palin vs. Teensy Baby Polar Bears

[tikistitch]

Alaska's Palin misrepresented state's polar bear findings

A newly released e-mail from last fall shows that Alaska's own biologists were at odds with the administration of Gov. Sarah Palin, which has consistently opposed any new federal protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.

The state's in-house dispute seems to refute later statements by Gov. Sarah Palin that a "comprehensive review" of the federal science by state wildlife officials found no reason to support an endangered-species listing for the northern bears. The governor invoked the state's own scientific work both in a cover letter to the state's official polar bear comments, and in an opinion piece published in the New York Times.

But the Oct. 9 e-mail, which was released this month to a University of Alaska scientist who had filed a public records request seeking information on the state's polar bear decision-making, shows that the head of the marine mammals program for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and two other staff biologists agreed with the conclusions of nine polar bear studies that the federal government was citing to justify a threatened-species listing for the bears.

"Overall, we believe that the methods and analytical approaches used to examine the currently available information supports the primary conclusions and inferences stated in these 9 reports," Robert Small wrote.

Alaska officials have expressed concern that a threatened-species listing gives environmentalists more leverage to oppose oil and gas development in Arctic Alaska and poses risks to Native subsistence. The state's efforts to raise contrary scientific arguments have been met with derision by some environmentalists, who liken it to efforts from the tobacco industry to raise questions about the dangers of smoking and delay regulatory action.

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Comments

[tacohime.livejournal.com]

That's what America loves, a lady who knows what she wants.

[aoi-no-neko.livejournal.com]

I take it you are ready to join the Pro-Polar Bear party I am forming?
Yay!!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Among his first acts, President Obama needs to appoint Al Gore to the newly created cabinet level position of "Secretary in Charge of Rescuing Teensy Baby Polar Bears from Global Warming, Plus Also Getting Everybody WiFi that Freaking Works."

Maybe after he's finished appointing Hillary Clinton as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Yes, I've had quite a lot of coffee this morning. Why do you ask?

[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

I'm all about the pro-cute polar bear and Wifi platform.

[tyloncorp.livejournal.com]

Seconded!

[jabberwockypie.livejournal.com]

Do the polar bears get Wifi?

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

They should have the *right* to WiFi!!

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

*LMAO* I knew there was something insidious about her while I was listening to that speech. And now it turns out that aside from, you know, everything she mentioned in that speech pissing me off for one reason or another, she's Anti-Bear as well? She'll milk no reformed Hillary supporter votes out of this household (that's right lady, my cat won't vote for you either!).

On the other hand, Anti-Bear legislation? Stephen is going to have a field day :D

[sarahpolk.livejournal.com]

Oh I am so reposting this!!

[loli-cat.livejournal.com]

Boy that was quick! But wait...'the Oct. 9 e-mail, which was released this month' Hm, looks like they've been sitting on this one awhile waiting to see if she got nominated. It would be interesting to hear what dirt surfaced if Pawlenty was nominated instead! ^o^

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

looks like they've been sitting on this one awhile waiting to see if she got nominated.

I didn't include the date, but it's on the link: the story was first published May 25, 2008.

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

And she's a former beauty queen, too. McCain seems to have a taste for former beauty queens. That might get him in trouble someday.

[blythou.livejournal.com]

I've heard rumors about your President mauling squids too...