If there is such a thing as polar bear hell, Alaska is probably more closely resembling it every day, as the polar ice cap, which provides refuge for the bears, is quickly melting. Despite a U.S. Geological Survey study that predicts Alaskan polar bears could be wiped out by 2050 and other studies that predict the ice cap could be gone by 2030, Republican politicians from Alaska dispute the findings, drawing on their extensive backgrounds in various sciences. I love it when Republican politicians with no scientific training shout down credible research based solely on their own disgusting self-interests.
Speaking of such politicians...Senator Ted Stevens, the same one who is under investigation for corruption due to his dealings with oil servicing companies, weighed in with his expert analysis, saying that listing the polar bears as endangered "would establish a dangerous precedent based on mathematical models instead of biological observations." Last time I checked there were numerous "biological observations" that issued the same warnings. The only explanation for their positions is corruption. They have a vested interest in decrying global warming. Why else would they fight so ardently against something 99% of scientists have agreed is a serious, looming problem? But lets say that thousands of experts are wrong. What is the harm in taking the threat seriously until it is debunked by 99% and not 1%? What's the worst thing that could happen? You breath a little fresher air?
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