The Bad News?

Evidently, the announcement of polar bears being categorized as a threatened species was not enough for the environmentalists. The Bush Administration plan for “protection” is so full of loopholes for oil companies and other polluters that it could be the equivalent of sending a leaky lifeboat to rescue drowning bears. We can simply say that we have finally gotten the Bush Administration to acknowledge the gravity of the polar bear's plight. Unfortunately, such acknowledgement is not enough to ensure the polar bears’ survival. Our fight to protect polar bears must continue.