Polar bears received a late holiday gift from the Bush Administration last year when it proposed that they be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. "We are concerned the polar bears' habitat may literally be melting," said Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne.
Rumors are swirling in Washington, D.C. that the Administration's acknowledgement of the plight of the polar bears is an early signal that President Bush might finally say something significant about global warming -- perhaps as soon as his State of the Union Address on January 23. If you think that sounds like a good idea, let the President know.
Photo by Dan Crosbie courtesy Canadian Ice Service