Posts Tagged ‘polar bears’

• Liberal solutions to our environmental problems

  The comic strip says: The moderately okay liberal guilt pages: – Gee honey, the bumblebees are dying, the polar bears are dying, and the oceans are acidifying. – Something must be done. – Where’s my checkbook?

• London polar bear stranded on the Thames

  The Times Online is reporting that a polar bear was found stranded on a block of ice travelling down the Thames in London yesterday. Although the polar bear only was a giant sculpture designed to help promote a new natural …

• Sarah Palin Wins 2008 Rubber Dodo Award

  The former unknown Alaskan Governor who is now running mate with John McCain and, maybe, soon even Vice President of the USA has been awarded the 2008 Rubber Dodo Award. It is the Center for Biological Diversity that this year …

• As the Arctic melts polar bears are resorting to cannibalism

  Besides changing the climate and environment for people around the world the loss of Arctic sea ice is destroying the habitats for polar bears. Recently we reported about polar bears swimming to Iceland trying to find food and land. And …

• More on Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  Jacob from the blog Force Change tells us that Sarah Palin supports mining in Bristol Bay, which could threaten salmon, bears, and caribou. He lists three other major anti-green policies from Sarah Palin and comes to the conclusion that her …

• Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  The photo shows Sarah Palin and John McCain during a political rally. Photo: Buddhakiwi. Last week the Republican presidential contender John McCain announced his choice for running mate and Vice President. John McCain selected a rather unknown 44 year-old women …

• The North Pole could be ice-free in just five years

  Last week the ice at the North Pole melted at an “unprecedented rate.” And that has some scientists worrying that the Arctic could become ice-free during the summers as early as 2013, the Guardian reports. The storms over the Alaska’s …

• Two polar bears are killed on Iceland just weeks after USA lists them as a “threatened” species

  Iceland has killed two polar bears since the U.S. Department of Interior formally listed the polar bear as a “threatened” species a few weeks ago. The first polar bear, named Björn Björnesson, came to Iceland in the beginning of June …

• Victory for “threatened” polar bears

  Today the U.S. Department of Interior formally listed the polar bear as a “threatened” species. Environmental organisations have called for the polar bears to be listed on the “endangered” species list hoping it could lead to actions to combat climate …