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Whites for Obama

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 20, 2008 Dig deeper

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2008 The plight of the polar bear has come to represent the real-world impact of the climate crisis, so it is only fitting that the Bush administration had to be ordered by a court to make a decision on the endangered status of the species. After years of delay, the Interior Department finally classified the animal as threatened, but also promised to fight any meaningful protection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Decision on Bears: Bush Is on the Clock

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 George Bush's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn't been the most proactive defender of the environment. The agency has been avoiding a decision on the fate of the polar bear since 2005, but a federal judge has just ordered the administration to officially classify the world's largest land predator endangered or not by May 15. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Political Climate Change

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 Dig deeper

Polar Bears Threatened

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2006 The Department of the Interior will recommend adding polar bears to the endangered species list, a rare acknowledgment by the Bush administration of the impact of global warming. The world's largest bears depend on ever-shrinking Arctic sea ice for their survival. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Polar Bears ‘Threatened’

Decision on Bears: Bush Is on the Clock

Political Climate Change

Polar Bears Threatened