Is this why the Bush administration was so willing to jump on the global warming bandwagon?

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Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to grant legal protection to seven oil companies in the Chukchi over the next five years should they accidentally harm "small numbers" of polar bears or Pacific walruses while drilling or during other exploratory activities.

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Fish and Wildlife Service officials said oil and gas exploration will have a negligible effect on the bear and walrus populations. Global warming is most likely to cause the animals' numbers to dwindle, the agency said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_...polar_bears_oil

Edited July 9, 2008 by A.J.

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Duh!

I can't believe anyone buys the "Fair and Balanced" news they hear on TV. If they would only read between the lines.... or listen to EVERYTHING they have to say. If you watch that BS for more than a few hours almost every story on there contradicts an earlier story.

Did we also forget that Global Warming shifts the focus from the failing Iraq policy?