SETH BORENSTEIN and MARK THIESSEN / The Associated PressFeb 1, 2018
Scientists blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that the bears need for hunting seals each spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 5, 2015
Corporations should not be a part of climate negotiations at the upcoming United Nations talks in Paris. They are part of the problem, not the solution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 28, 2015
Penelope Moffet's poem, based on a Los Angeles Times article that narrates the story of a polar bear who loses her infant cub as she swims hundreds of miles to reach the nearest ice floe in an ever-melting Arctic sea, beautifully illustrates the effects of the man-made destruction of the natural world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkAug 8, 2013
The rapid thawing of the region’s sea ice is affecting virtually every species of Arctic wildlife -- and a new study of how the rate of melting is accelerating shows the problem is set to worsen. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 25, 2011
A subspecies of rhino native to Southeast Asia has been wiped out. There are now just 50 members of its parent species, the Javan rhino, left in the world. It's a reminder that the danger in endangered is real, and we can't just sit back and hope conservationists can keep human beings from annihilating Earth's biodiversity. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 9, 2010
During her speech at a logging conference in Redding, Calif., on Monday, Sarah Palin criticized California's environmental regulations, pointed to her polar-bear-related lawsuit against the federal government, and compared certain global warming research to "snake oil science." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 26, 2009
President Obama has lowered the bar for December's Copenhagen climate change conference by talking down the importance of arriving at an agreement on global warming by the end of the year. Obama's position contradicts the United Nations and others who see the conference in Denmark as a crucial moment for stemming climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration will leave in place an unpopular Bush rule on the protection of polar bears. The decision comes despite an outcry from Democrats, environmental activists and scientists alike, who promised to push to overturn the rule in court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Richard EllisJul 1, 2008
More than any other mammal (except of course Mr. Homo sapiens), Ursus maritimus, which translates as maritime bear, has been in the forefront of the news lately, the subject of television specials, lawsuits, congressional debates, and New York Times editorials. Why? Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
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